diff --git a/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 26589beab..a2f89eac8 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/tools/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2384,6 +2384,10 @@ sub show_type {
 sub report {
 	my ($level, $type, $msg) = @_;
 
+	# OpenOCD specific: Begin: Flatten ERROR, WARNING and CHECK as ERROR
+	$level = 'ERROR';
+	# OpenOCD specific: End
+
 	if (!show_type($type) ||
 	    (defined $tst_only && $msg !~ /\Q$tst_only\E/)) {
 		return 0;
@@ -7638,9 +7642,15 @@ sub process {
 	print report_dump();
 	if ($summary && !($clean == 1 && $quiet == 1)) {
 		print "$filename " if ($summary_file);
+		if (!$OpenOCD) {
 		print "total: $cnt_error errors, $cnt_warn warnings, " .
 			(($check)? "$cnt_chk checks, " : "") .
 			"$cnt_lines lines checked\n";
+		} # $OpenOCD
+		# OpenOCD specific: Begin: Report total as errors
+		my $total = $cnt_error + $cnt_warn + $cnt_chk;
+		print "total: $total errors, $cnt_lines lines checked\n";
+		# OpenOCD specific: End
 	}
 
 	if ($quiet == 0) {