diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7280a.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7280a.c
index 19a5f244dcae..bef6bd1295ea 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7280a.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7280a.c
@@ -824,6 +824,10 @@ static irqreturn_t ad7280_event_handler(int irq, void *private)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+/* Note: No need to fix checkpatch warning that reads:
+ *	CHECK: spaces preferred around that '-' (ctx:VxV)
+ * The function argument is stringified and doesn't need a fix
+ */
 static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR_NAMED(in_thresh_low_value,
 			     in_voltage-voltage_thresh_low_value,
 			     0644,