diff --git a/contrib/check-code.py b/contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -363,6 +363,9 @@
     (r'([a-z]*).revision\(\1\.node\(',
      "don't convert rev to node before passing to revision(nodeorrev)"),
     (r'platform\.system\(\)', "don't use platform.system(), use pycompat"),
+    (r'pycompat\.osname\s*==\s*[\'"]nt[\'"]', "use pycompat.iswindows"),
+    (r'pycompat\.osname\s*==\s*[\'"]posix[\'"]', "use pycompat.isposix"),
+    (r'pycompat\.sysplatform\s*==[\'"]darwin[\'"]', "use pycompat.isdarwin"),
 
     # rules depending on implementation of repquote()
     (r' x+[xpqo%APM][\'"]\n\s+[\'"]x',