diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 5192213c5005..27757c21551a 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -406,7 +406,8 @@ my $doc_com = '\s*\*\s*';
 my $doc_com_body = '\s*\* ?';
 my $doc_decl = $doc_com . '(\w+)';
 # @params and a strictly limited set of supported section names
-my $doc_sect = $doc_com . '\s*(\@\w+|description|context|returns?)\s*:(.*)';
+my $doc_sect = $doc_com . 
+    '\s*(\@\w+|description|context|returns?|notes?|examples?)\s*:(.*)';
 my $doc_content = $doc_com_body . '(.*)';
 my $doc_block = $doc_com . 'DOC:\s*(.*)?';
 my $doc_inline_start = '^\s*/\*\*\s*$';