--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-fix-unescaped-left-brace +++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -4505,7 +4505,7 @@ 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));