diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 88cb294dc4472e..91798b07c6cb54 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4449,6 +4449,7 @@ sub process {
 			#   XXX(foo);
 			#   EXPORT_SYMBOL(something_foo);
 			my $name = $1;
+			$name =~ s/^\s*($Ident).*/$1/;
 			if ($stat =~ /^(?:.\s*}\s*\n)?.([A-Z_]+)\s*\(\s*($Ident)/ &&
 			    $name =~ /^${Ident}_$2/) {
 #print "FOO C name<$name>\n";