diff --git a/contrib/check-code.py b/contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -245,9 +245,11 @@ pypats = [
      "don't use camelcase in identifiers"),
     (r'^\s*(if|while|def|class|except|try)\s[^[\n]*:\s*[^\\n]#\s]+',
      "linebreak after :"),
-    (r'class\s[^( \n]+:', "old-style class, use class foo(object)"),
+    (r'class\s[^( \n]+:', "old-style class, use class foo(object)",
+     r'#.*old-style'),
     (r'class\s[^( \n]+\(\):',
-     "class foo() creates old style object, use class foo(object)"),
+     "class foo() creates old style object, use class foo(object)",
+     r'#.*old-style'),
     (r'\b(%s)\(' % '|'.join(k for k in keyword.kwlist
                             if k not in ('print', 'exec')),
      "Python keyword is not a function"),