diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/memory-region-housekeeping.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/memory-region-housekeeping.cocci
index ee3923d369..9cdde71bb1 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/memory-region-housekeeping.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/memory-region-housekeeping.cocci
@@ -29,6 +29,25 @@ symbol true;
 )
 
 
+@possible_memory_region_init_rom@
+expression E1, E2, E3, E4, E5;
+position p;
+@@
+(
+  memory_region_init_ram@p(E1, E2, E3, E4, E5);
+  ...
+  memory_region_set_readonly(E1, true);
+|
+  memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate@p(E1, E2, E3, E4, E5);
+  ...
+  memory_region_set_readonly(E1, true);
+)
+@script:python@
+p << possible_memory_region_init_rom.p;
+@@
+cocci.print_main("potential use of memory_region_init_rom*() in ", p)
+
+
 // Replace by-hand memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate/vmstate_register_ram
 // code sequences with use of the new memory_region_init_ram function.
 // Similarly for the _rom and _rom_device functions.