diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 36d6851f97d0..ddd27d8e6312 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ sub annotate_values {
 				$av_preprocessor = 0;
 			}
 
-		} elsif ($cur =~ /^(\(\s*$Type\s*)\)/) {
+		} elsif ($cur =~ /^(\(\s*$Type\s*)\)/ && $av_pending eq '_') {
 			print "CAST($1)\n" if ($dbg_values > 1);
 			push(@av_paren_type, $type);
 			$type = 'C';