diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 3350e49..516cf1d 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ sub create_parameterlist($$$$) {
 	} elsif ($arg =~ m/\(.+\)\s*\(/) {
 	    # pointer-to-function
 	    $arg =~ tr/#/,/;
-	    $arg =~ m/[^\(]+\(\*?\s*([\w\.]*)\s*\)/;
+	    $arg =~ m/[^\(]+\([\w\s]*\*?\s*([\w\.]*)\s*\)/;
 	    $param = $1;
 	    $type = $arg;
 	    $type =~ s/([^\(]+\(\*?)\s*$param/$1/;