diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 9a89a0609bac..57a11d7ee841 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ sub build_types {
 		  }x;
 	$Type	= qr{
 			$NonptrType
-			(?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
+			(?:(?:\s|\*|\[\])+\s*const|(?:\s|\*\s*(?:const\s*)?|\[\])+|(?:\s*\[\s*\])+)?
 			(?:\s+$Inline|\s+$Modifier)*
 		  }x;
 	$Declare	= qr{(?:$Storage\s+(?:$Inline\s+)?)?$Type};