1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index b20ca55cddd3..3a7600d12783 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -3229,7 +3229,7 @@ sub process {
                 }
 
 # check for unnecessary blank lines around braces
-                if (($line =~ /^..*}\s*$/ && $prevline =~ /^.\s*$/)) {
+                if (($line =~ /^.\s*}\s*$/ && $prevline =~ /^.\s*$/)) {
                         CHK("BRACES",
                             "Blank lines aren't necessary before a close brace '}'\n" . $hereprev);
                 }