diff --git a/common/scripts/lint-commits b/common/scripts/lint-commits
index f4bb47c8f9f..56f16ff194b 100755
--- a/common/scripts/lint-commits
+++ b/common/scripts/lint-commits
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ do
 		print "::error title=Commit Lint::" C ": authored by noreply email";
 		ret=1;
 	}
+	/^author .*(localhost|localdomain|[(]none[)])/ && !msg {
+		print "::error title=Commit Lint::" C ": authored by localhost email";
+		ret=1;
+	}
 	!msg { next }
 	# 3: long-line-is-banned-except-footnote-like-this-for-url
 	(NF > 2) && (length > 80) {