diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 497416c8360b..eb4b55940c0e 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ sub build_types {
 	$NonptrType	= qr{
 			(?:$Modifier\s+|const\s+)*
 			(?:
-				(?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\(\s*\**\s*$Ident\s*\)|
+				(?:typeof|__typeof__)\s*\([^\)]*\)|
 				(?:$typeTypedefs\b)|
 				(?:${all}\b)
 			)