diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index cadf70f0201a..538105ae88b3 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2295,6 +2295,8 @@ sub process {
 		if ($sline =~ /^\+\s+\S/ &&			#Not at char 1
 			# actual declarations
 		    ($prevline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[=,;:\[]/ ||
+			# function pointer declarations
+		     $prevline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*[=,;:\[\(]/ ||
 			# foo bar; where foo is some local typedef or #define
 		     $prevline =~ /^\+\s+$Ident(?:\s+|\s*\*\s*)$Ident\s*[=,;\[]/ ||
 			# known declaration macros
@@ -2307,6 +2309,8 @@ sub process {
 		      $prevline =~ /(?:\{\s*|\\)$/) &&
 			# looks like a declaration
 		    !($sline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*$Ident\s*[=,;:\[]/ ||
+			# function pointer declarations
+		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$Declare\s*\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\)\s*[=,;:\[\(]/ ||
 			# foo bar; where foo is some local typedef or #define
 		      $sline =~ /^\+\s+$Ident(?:\s+|\s*\*\s*)$Ident\s*[=,;\[]/ ||
 			# known declaration macros