diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 983ac1816da0..cb19f54b4b2a 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -1905,22 +1905,17 @@ sub process {
 			ERROR("open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
-# missing space after union or struct definition
-		if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*(union|struct)\s+$Ident[=\{]/) {
-		    WARN("Missing space after struct or union definition\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
-
-# missing space after enum definition
-		if ($rawline =~ /^\+\s*enum\{/) {
-		    WARN("Missing space after enum definition\n" . $herecurr);
-		}
-
 # open braces for enum, union and struct go on the same line.
 		if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
 		    $prevline =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?\s*$/) {
 			ERROR("open brace '{' following $1 go on the same line\n" . $hereprev);
 		}
 
+# missing space after union, struct or enum definition
+		if ($line =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?(?:\s+$Ident)?[=\{]/) {
+		    WARN("missing space after $1 definition\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
+
 # check for spacing round square brackets; allowed:
 #  1. with a type on the left -- int [] a;
 #  2. at the beginning of a line for slice initialisers -- [0...10] = 5,