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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 8f940c09918f..2287a0bca863 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5576,10 +5576,18 @@ sub process {
 			    "architecture specific defines should be avoided\n" .  $herecurr);
 		}
 
+# check that the storage class is not after a type
+		if ($line =~ /\b($Type)\s+($Storage)\b/) {
+			WARN("STORAGE_CLASS",
+			     "storage class '$2' should be located before type '$1'\n" . $herecurr);
+		}
 # Check that the storage class is at the beginning of a declaration
-		if ($line =~ /\b$Storage\b/ && $line !~ /^.\s*$Storage\b/) {
+		if ($line =~ /\b$Storage\b/ &&
+		    $line !~ /^.\s*$Storage/ &&
+		    $line =~ /^.\s*(.+?)\$Storage\s/ &&
+		    $1 !~ /[\,\)]\s*$/) {
 			WARN("STORAGE_CLASS",
-			     "storage class should be at the beginning of the declaration\n" . $herecurr)
+			     "storage class should be at the beginning of the declaration\n" . $herecurr);
 		}
 
 # check the location of the inline attribute, that it is between