diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index fab38b493cef7..0ad235ee96f91 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4384,7 +4384,7 @@ sub process {
 			    $fix) {
 				fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
 				my $fixed_line = $rawline;
-				$fixed_line =~ /(^..*$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\)\s*){(.*)$/;
+				$fixed_line =~ /(^..*$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\)\s*)\{(.*)$/;
 				my $line1 = $1;
 				my $line2 = $2;
 				fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, ltrim($line1));