$(Q)rm -rf $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include
        $(Q)$(MAKE) -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj=include
 
+PHONY += headers_check
+headers_check: headers_install
+       $(Q)$(MAKE) -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj=include HDRCHECK=1
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Modules
 
 
       cmd_unifdef        = $(UNIFDEF) $(srctree)/$(obj)/$@ | $(HDRSED) \
                             > $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/$(_dst)/$@ || :
 
+quiet_cmd_check                  = CHECK   $(_dst)/$@
+      cmd_check                  = $(srctree)/scripts/hdrcheck.sh              \
+                              $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include              \
+                             $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/$(_dst)/$@
+
 quiet_cmd_mkdir                  = MKDIR   $@
       cmd_mkdir                  = mkdir -p $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/$@
 
 
 .PHONY: $(header-y) $(unifdef-y) $(subdir-y)
 
+ifdef HDRCHECK
+# Rules for checking headers
+$(objhdr-y) $(header-y) $(unifdef-y):
+       $(call cmd,check)
+else
 # Rules for installing headers
 
 $(objhdr-y) $(subdir-y) $(header-y) $(unifdef-y): $(_dst)
 $(unifdef-y):
        $(call cmd,unifdef)
 endif
+endif
 
 hdrinst := -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.headersinst obj
 
 
--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+
+for FILE in `grep '^#include <' $2 | cut -f2 -d\< | cut -f1 -d\> | egrep ^linux\|^asm` ; do
+    if [ ! -r $1/$FILE ]; then
+       echo $2 requires $FILE, which does not exist
+       exit 1
+    fi
+done