1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 89b1df4e72ab..c5ec977b9c37 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3169,12 +3169,12 @@ sub process {
                 }
 
 # check for global initialisers.
-                if ($line =~ /^\+(\s*$Type\s*$Ident\s*(?:\s+$Modifier))*\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
+                if ($line =~ /^\+$Type\s*$Ident(?:\s+$Modifier)*\s*=\s*(?:0|NULL|false)\s*;/) {
                         if (ERROR("GLOBAL_INITIALISERS",
                                   "do not initialise globals to 0 or NULL\n" .
                                       $herecurr) &&
                             $fix) {
-                                $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/($Type\s*$Ident\s*(?:\s+$Modifier))*\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/$1;/;
+                                $fixed[$fixlinenr] =~ s/(^.$Type\s*$Ident(?:\s+$Modifier)*)\s*=\s*(0|NULL|false)\s*;/$1;/;
                         }
                 }
 # check for static initialisers.