diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 40ad782e34..57a4a72970 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1318,8 +1318,8 @@ sub dump_typedef($$) {
     $x =~ s@/\*.*?\*/@@gos;	# strip comments.
 
     # Parse function prototypes
-    if ($x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+)\s*\(\*\s*(\w\S+)\s*\)\s*\((.*)\);/ ||
-	$x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+)\s*(\w\S+)\s*\s*\((.*)\);/) {
+    if ($x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+\s*\**)\s*\(\*\s*(\w\S+)\s*\)\s*\((.*)\);/ ||
+	$x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+\s*\**)\s*(\w\S+)\s*\s*\((.*)\);/) {
 
 	# Function typedefs
 	$return_type = $1;