diff --git a/scripts/checkincludes.pl b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
index 97b2c6143fe4..381c018a4612 100755
--- a/scripts/checkincludes.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkincludes.pl
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ if ($#ARGV >= 1) {
 	}
 }
 
+my $dup_counter = 0;
+
 foreach my $file (@ARGV) {
 	open(my $f, '<', $file)
 	    or die "Cannot open $file: $!.\n";
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ foreach my $file (@ARGV) {
 		foreach my $filename (keys %includedfiles) {
 			if ($includedfiles{$filename} > 1) {
 				print "$file: $filename is included more than once.\n";
+				++$dup_counter;
 			}
 		}
 		next;
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ foreach my $file (@ARGV) {
 					if ($includedfiles{$filename} > 1) {
 						$includedfiles{$filename}--;
 						$dups++;
+						++$dup_counter;
 					} else {
 						print {$f} $_;
 					}
@@ -87,3 +91,7 @@ foreach my $file (@ARGV) {
 	}
 	close($f);
 }
+
+if ($dup_counter == 0) {
+	print "No duplicate includes found.\n";
+}