diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 1530dbf1dab..623d07b9772 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2361,6 +2361,8 @@ sub process {
 				DECLARE_PER_CPU|
 				DEFINE_PER_CPU|
 				__typeof__\(|
+				union|
+				struct|
 				\.$Ident\s*=\s*|
 				^\"|\"$
 			}x;