diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index eb4b55940c0e..e3bfcbe8a520 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2209,8 +2209,9 @@ sub process {
 
 # * goes on variable not on type
 		# (char*[ const])
-		if ($line =~ m{\($NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)\)}) {
-			my ($from, $to) = ($1, $1);
+		while ($line =~ m{(\($NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)\))}g) {
+			#print "AA<$1>\n";
+			my ($from, $to) = ($2, $2);
 
 			# Should start with a space.
 			$to =~ s/^(\S)/ $1/;
@@ -2225,8 +2226,10 @@ sub process {
 				ERROR("POINTER_LOCATION",
 				      "\"(foo$from)\" should be \"(foo$to)\"\n" .  $herecurr);
 			}
-		} elsif ($line =~ m{\b$NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)($Ident)}) {
-			my ($from, $to, $ident) = ($1, $1, $2);
+		}
+		while ($line =~ m{(\b$NonptrType(\s*(?:$Modifier\b\s*|\*\s*)+)($Ident))}g) {
+			#print "BB<$1>\n";
+			my ($from, $to, $ident) = ($2, $2, $3);
 
 			# Should start with a space.
 			$to =~ s/^(\S)/ $1/;