diff --git a/lib/checksrc.pl b/lib/checksrc.pl
index 24ea966f058bbc1aba26e8685aa7e0598bee2dd3..aacb242b5d829543c18efd7610e2d5f75426b478 100755
--- a/lib/checksrc.pl
+++ b/lib/checksrc.pl
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ sub scanfile {
         }
 
         # scan for use of banned functions
-        if($l =~ /^(.*\W)(sprintf|vsprintf|strcat|strncat|gets)\s*\(/) {
+        if($l =~ /^(.*\W)(sprintf|vsprintf|strcat|strncat|_mbscat|_mbsncat|_tcscat|_tcsncat|wcscat|wcsncat|gets)\s*\(/) {
             checkwarn("BANNEDFUNC",
                       $line, length($1), $file, $ol,
                       "use of $2 is banned");