1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index d8ac16ab5e61..afc656d00589 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2131,7 +2131,7 @@ sub process {
                         #   XXX(foo);
                         #   EXPORT_SYMBOL(something_foo);
                         my $name = $1;
-                        if ($stat =~ /^.([A-Z_]+)\s*\(\s*($Ident)/ &&
+                        if ($stat =~ /^(?:.\s*}\s*\n)?.([A-Z_]+)\s*\(\s*($Ident)/ &&
                             $name =~ /^${Ident}_$2/) {
 #print "FOO C name<$name>\n";
                                 $suppress_export{$realline_next} = 1;