diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index d3a289628c..862b77686e 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1434,13 +1434,14 @@ sub dump_typedef($$) {
     $x =~ s@/\*.*?\*/@@gos;	# strip comments.
 
     # Parse function prototypes
-    if ($x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+)\s*\(\*\s*(\w\S+)\s*\)\s*\((.*)\);/ ||
-	$x =~ /typedef\s+(\w+)\s*(\w\S+)\s*\s*\((.*)\);/) {
+    if ($x =~ /typedef((?:\s+[\w\*]+){1,8})\s*\(\*?\s*(\w\S+)\s*\)\s*\((.*)\);/ ||
+	$x =~ /typedef((?:\s+[\w\*]+\s+){1,8})\s*\*?(\w\S+)\s*\s*\((.*)\);/) {
 
 	# Function typedefs
 	$return_type = $1;
 	$declaration_name = $2;
 	my $args = $3;
+	$return_type =~ s/^\s+//;
 
 	create_parameterlist($args, ',', $file, $declaration_name);