diff --git a/PRESUBMIT.cfg b/PRESUBMIT.cfg
index af59bca..b1b1d78 100644
--- a/PRESUBMIT.cfg
+++ b/PRESUBMIT.cfg
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 [Hook Scripts]
 hook0 = ../../chromite/bin/cros lint ${PRESUBMIT_FILES}
 hook1 = ./pre-upload_unittest.py
+
+[Hook Overrides]
+cros_license_check: true
+
+[Hook Overrides Options]
+cros_license_check: --exclude_regex=\bcheckpatch\.pl$