diff --git a/tools/verifygitlog.py b/tools/verifygitlog.py
index cc4b80f4a9..ce36791256 100755
--- a/tools/verifygitlog.py
+++ b/tools/verifygitlog.py
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ def verify(sha):
 
     # Message body lines.
     for line in raw_body[2:]:
-        if len(line) >= 76:
+        # Long lines with URLs are exempt from the line length rule.
+        if len(line) >= 76 and "://" not in line:
             error("Message lines should be 75 or less characters: " + line)
 
     if not raw_body[-1].startswith("Signed-off-by: ") or "@" not in raw_body[-1]: