diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index f746ca8fa403c43fc63cfbbe6d637bd06d61ff08..a9f6d4cea8660fd92924aaa43ed5b548cc1aa3dd 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ my $type_constant2 = '\%([-_\w]+)';
 my $type_func = '(\w+)\(\)';
 my $type_param = '\@(\w*((\.\w+)|(->\w+))*(\.\.\.)?)';
 my $type_fp_param = '\@(\w+)\(\)';  # Special RST handling for func ptr params
+my $type_fp_param2 = '\@(\w+->\S+)\(\)';  # Special RST handling for structs with func ptr params
 my $type_env = '(\$\w+)';
 my $type_enum = '\&(enum\s*([_\w]+))';
 my $type_struct = '\&(struct\s*([_\w]+))';
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ my @highlights_rst = (
                        [$type_member_func, "\\:c\\:type\\:`\$1\$2\$3\\\\(\\\\) <\$1>`"],
                        [$type_member, "\\:c\\:type\\:`\$1\$2\$3 <\$1>`"],
 		       [$type_fp_param, "**\$1\\\\(\\\\)**"],
+		       [$type_fp_param2, "**\$1\\\\(\\\\)**"],
                        [$type_func, "\$1()"],
                        [$type_enum, "\\:c\\:type\\:`\$1 <\$2>`"],
                        [$type_struct, "\\:c\\:type\\:`\$1 <\$2>`"],