1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9a89a0609bac..57a11d7ee841 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ sub build_types {
                   }x;
         $Type   = qr{
                         $NonptrType
-                        (?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+                        (?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
                         (?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
                   }x;
         $Declare        = qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$Type};