1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 5748c35d0342..45babf2243f3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4009,12 +4009,12 @@ sub process {
                         }
                 }
 
-# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be -'ve
-                if ($line =~ /^.\s*return\s*(E[A-Z]*)\s*;/) {
+# Return of what appears to be an errno should normally be negative
+                if ($sline =~ /\breturn(?:\s*\(+\s*|\s+)(E[A-Z]+)(?:\s*\)+\s*|\s*)[;:,]/) {
                         my $name = $1;
                         if ($name ne 'EOF' && $name ne 'ERROR') {
                                 WARN("USE_NEGATIVE_ERRNO",
-                                     "return of an errno should typically be -ve (return -$1)\n" . $herecurr);
+                                     "return of an errno should typically be negative (ie: return -$1)\n" . $herecurr);
                         }
                 }