diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index e94626ca77cf..06e22caa5692 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
 			if ($off >= $len) {
 				last;
 			}
+			if ($level == 0 && substr($blk, $off) =~ /^.\s*#\s*define/) {
+				$level++;
+				$type = '#';
+			}
 		}
 		$p = $c;
 		$c = substr($blk, $off, 1);
@@ -738,6 +742,13 @@ sub ctx_statement_block {
 				last;
 			}
 		}
+		# Preprocessor commands end at the newline unless escaped.
+		if ($type eq '#' && $c eq "\n" && $p ne "\\") {
+			$level--;
+			$type = '';
+			$off++;
+			last;
+		}
 		$off++;
 	}
 	# We are truly at the end, so shuffle to the next line.
@@ -1801,6 +1812,8 @@ sub process {
 			$stat =~ s/\n./\n /g;
 			$cond =~ s/\n./\n /g;
 
+#print "stat<$stat>\n";
+
 			# Find the real next line.
 			$realline_next = $line_nr_next;
 			if (defined $realline_next &&
@@ -2781,47 +2794,13 @@ sub process {
 			my $cnt = $realcnt;
 			my ($off, $dstat, $dcond, $rest);
 			my $ctx = '';
-
-			my $args = defined($1);
-
-			# Find the end of the macro and limit our statement
-			# search to that.
-			while ($cnt > 0 && defined $lines[$ln - 1] &&
-				$lines[$ln - 1] =~ /^(?:-|..*\\$)/)
-			{
-				$ctx .= $rawlines[$ln - 1] . "\n";
-				$cnt-- if ($lines[$ln - 1] !~ /^-/);
-				$ln++;
-			}
-			$ctx .= $rawlines[$ln - 1];
-
 			($dstat, $dcond, $ln, $cnt, $off) =
-				ctx_statement_block($linenr, $ln - $linenr + 1, 0);
+				ctx_statement_block($linenr, $realcnt, 0);
+			$ctx = $dstat;
 			#print "dstat<$dstat> dcond<$dcond> cnt<$cnt> off<$off>\n";
 			#print "LINE<$lines[$ln-1]> len<" . length($lines[$ln-1]) . "\n";
 
-			# Extract the remainder of the define (if any) and
-			# rip off surrounding spaces, and trailing \'s.
-			$rest = '';
-			while ($off != 0 || ($cnt > 0 && $rest =~ /\\\s*$/)) {
-				#print "ADDING cnt<$cnt> $off <" . substr($lines[$ln - 1], $off) . "> rest<$rest>\n";
-				if ($off != 0 || $lines[$ln - 1] !~ /^-/) {
-					$rest .= substr($lines[$ln - 1], $off) . "\n";
-					$cnt--;
-				}
-				$ln++;
-				$off = 0;
-			}
-			$rest =~ s/\\\n.//g;
-			$rest =~ s/^\s*//s;
-			$rest =~ s/\s*$//s;
-
-			# Clean up the original statement.
-			if ($args) {
-				substr($dstat, 0, length($dcond), '');
-			} else {
-				$dstat =~ s/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident\s*//;
-			}
+			$dstat =~ s/^.\s*\#\s*define\s+$Ident(?:\([^\)]*\))?\s*//;
 			$dstat =~ s/$;//g;
 			$dstat =~ s/\\\n.//g;
 			$dstat =~ s/^\s*//s;
@@ -2847,23 +2826,32 @@ sub process {
 				^\"|\"$
 			}x;
 			#print "REST<$rest> dstat<$dstat> ctx<$ctx>\n";
-			if ($rest ne '' && $rest ne ',') {
-				if ($rest !~ /while\s*\(/ &&
-				    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/)
-				{
-					ERROR("MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE",
-					      "Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while loop\n" . "$here\n$ctx\n");
+			if ($dstat ne '' &&
+			    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant),$/ &&			# 10, // foo(),
+			    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant);$/ &&			# foo();
+			    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/ &&			# 10 // foo()
+			    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/ &&
+			    $dstat !~ /^\.$Ident\s*=/ &&				# .foo =
+			    $dstat !~ /^do\s*$Constant\s*while\s*$Constant;$/ &&	# do {...} while (...);
+			    $dstat !~ /^for\s*$Constant$/ &&				# for (...)
+			    $dstat !~ /^for\s*$Constant\s+(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/ &&	# for (...) bar()
+			    $dstat !~ /^do\s*{/ &&					# do {...
+			    $dstat !~ /^\({/)						# ({...
+			{
+				$ctx =~ s/\n*$//;
+				my $herectx = $here . "\n";
+				my $cnt = statement_rawlines($ctx);
+
+				for (my $n = 0; $n < $cnt; $n++) {
+					$herectx .= raw_line($linenr, $n) . "\n";
 				}
 
-			} elsif ($ctx !~ /;/) {
-				if ($dstat ne '' &&
-				    $dstat !~ /^(?:$Ident|-?$Constant)$/ &&
-				    $dstat !~ /$exceptions/ &&
-				    $dstat !~ /^\.$Ident\s*=/ &&
-				    $dstat =~ /$Operators/)
-				{
+				if ($dstat =~ /;/) {
+					ERROR("MULTISTATEMENT_MACRO_USE_DO_WHILE",
+					      "Macros with multiple statements should be enclosed in a do - while loop\n" . "$herectx");
+				} else {
 					ERROR("COMPLEX_MACRO",
-					      "Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis\n" . "$here\n$ctx\n");
+					      "Macros with complex values should be enclosed in parenthesis\n" . "$herectx");
 				}
 			}
 		}