diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35e6e5240c61..69c534982415 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1832,12 +1832,9 @@ rustfmtcheck: rustfmt
 # Misc
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Run misc checks when ${KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN} contains 1
 PHONY += misc-check
-ifneq ($(findstring 1,$(KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN)),)
 misc-check:
 	$(Q)$(srctree)/scripts/misc-check
-endif
 
 all: misc-check
 
diff --git a/scripts/misc-check b/scripts/misc-check
index a74450e799d1..84f08da17b2c 100755
--- a/scripts/misc-check
+++ b/scripts/misc-check
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ check_unnecessary_include_linux_export_h () {
 	xargs -r printf "%s: warning: EXPORT_SYMBOL() is not used, but #include <linux/export.h> is present\n" >&2
 }
 
-check_tracked_ignored_files
-check_missing_include_linux_export_h
-check_unnecessary_include_linux_export_h
+case "${KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN}" in
+*1*)
+	check_tracked_ignored_files
+	;;
+esac
+
+case "${KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN}" in
+*2*)
+	check_missing_include_linux_export_h
+	check_unnecessary_include_linux_export_h
+	;;
+esac