1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index eefef65fa584..1d7924ad3a34 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ sub process {
                         # Should not end with a space.
                         $to =~ s/\s+$//;
                         # '*'s should not have spaces between.
-                        while ($to =~ s/(.)\s\*/$1\*/) {
+                        while ($to =~ s/\*\s+\*/\*\*/) {
                         }
 
                         #print "from<$from> to<$to>\n";
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ sub process {
                         # Should not end with a space.
                         $to =~ s/\s+$//;
                         # '*'s should not have spaces between.
-                        while ($to =~ s/(.)\s\*/$1\*/) {
+                        while ($to =~ s/\*\s+\*/\*\*/) {
                         }
                         # Modifiers should have spaces.
                         $to =~ s/(\b$Modifier$)/$1 /;