diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 187f5de4612c2247bee0e003ac397db6ff70cbc1..df3b272f7ce6b1d47bc2014b9c5f18e9ec763d2b 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1430,7 +1430,7 @@ sub create_parameterlist($$$) {
 	    # corresponding data structures "correctly". Catch it later in
 	    # output_* subs.
 	    push_parameter($arg, "", $file);
-	} elsif ($arg =~ m/\(/) {
+	} elsif ($arg =~ m/\(.*\*/) {
 	    # pointer-to-function
 	    $arg =~ tr/#/,/;
 	    $arg =~ m/[^\(]+\(\*([^\)]+)\)/;