1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index ec58d3152e7..07d718415c5 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ sub build_types {
                   }x;
         $Type   = qr{
                         $NonptrType
-                        (?:[\s\*]+\s*const|[\s\*]+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+                        (?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
                         (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
                   }x;
         $Declare        = qr{(?:$Storage\s+)?$Type};