diff --git a/.gitlint b/.gitlint
index 6eed20999836..cf3be07a93c4 100644
--- a/.gitlint
+++ b/.gitlint
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ debug = false
 extra-path=../zephyr/scripts/gitlint
 
 [title-max-length-no-revert]
-line-length=72
+line-length=75
 
 [body-min-line-count]
 min-line-count=1
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ min-line-count=1
 max-line-count=200
 
 [title-starts-with-subsystem]
-regex = ^(([^:]+):)(\s([^:]+):)*\s(.+)$
+regex = ^(?!subsys:)(([^:]+):)(\s([^:]+):)*\s(.+)$
 
 [title-must-not-contain-word]
 # Comma-separated list of words that should not occur in the title. Matching is case