diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 0a87c7417ada..41f59b1e209b 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ sub annotate_values {
 				$av_preprocessor = 0;
 			}
 
-		} elsif ($cur =~ /^($Type)\s*(?:$Ident|,|\)|\()/) {
+		} elsif ($cur =~ /^($Type)\s*(?:$Ident|,|\)|\(|\s*$)/) {
 			print "DECLARE($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
 			$type = 'T';