diff --git a/qa/coccinelle/Makefile.am b/qa/coccinelle/Makefile.am
index 8ceebe0689..4bc94f9bbb 100644
--- a/qa/coccinelle/Makefile.am
+++ b/qa/coccinelle/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= access-pkt-packet.cocci \
     size_t.cocci \
     struct-flags.cocci \
     sz3.cocci \
+    uint.cocci \
     run_check.sh struct-flags.py
 
 if HAVE_COCCINELLE
diff --git a/qa/coccinelle/uint.cocci b/qa/coccinelle/uint.cocci
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c664288e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/coccinelle/uint.cocci
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+@uint@
+uint i;
+position p1;
+@@
+
+i@p1
+
+@script:python@
+p1 << uint.p1;
+@@
+print "banned type uint used at at %s:%s, please use a explicit length." % (p1[0].file, p1[0].line)
+import sys
+sys.exit(1)