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diff --git a/devtools/checkpatches.sh b/devtools/checkpatches.sh
index 6966922e46..0b94a31690 100755
--- a/devtools/checkpatches.sh
+++ b/devtools/checkpatches.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ check_forbidden_additions() { # <patch>
 		-f $(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/check-forbidden-tokens.awk \
 		"$1" || res=1
 
+	# forbid use of experimental build flag except in examples
+	awk -v FOLDERS='lib drivers app' \
+		-v EXPRESSIONS='-DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API allow_experimental_apis' \
+		-v RET_ON_FAIL=1 \
+		-v MESSAGE='Using experimental build flag for in-tree compilation' \
+		-f $(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/check-forbidden-tokens.awk \
+		"$1" || res=1
+
 	# svg figures must be included with wildcard extension
 	# because of png conversion for pdf docs
 	awk -v FOLDERS='doc' \