diff --git a/scripts/commitcheck.sh b/scripts/commitcheck.sh
index 1b1d09750..9ebf16a0d 100755
--- a/scripts/commitcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/commitcheck.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ REF="HEAD"
 test_commit_bodylength()
 {
     length="72"
-    body=$(git log --no-show-signature -n 1 --pretty=%b "$REF" | grep -Ev "http(s)*://" | grep -E -m 1 ".{$((length + 1))}")
+    body=$(git log --no-show-signature -n 1 --pretty=%b "$REF" |
+        grep -Evi -e "http(s)*://" -e "signed-off-by:" -e "reviewed-by:" |
+        grep -E -m 1 ".{$((length + 1))}")
     if [ -n "$body" ]; then
         echo "error: commit message body contains line over ${length} characters"
         return 1