diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 2a85d34fdcd0a8d9da79166cb67f7a44b46815f0..4840e748fca8b63a83dda4c37dd2c09e080c1e2b 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1777,6 +1777,7 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     $prototype =~ s/^noinline +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__init +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__init_or_module +//;
+    $prototype =~ s/__deprecated +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__flatten +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__meminit +//;
     $prototype =~ s/__must_check +//;