diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 342c7c781ba5..496f4eef83ea 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -4689,7 +4689,7 @@ sub process {
 
 # check spacing on parentheses
 		if ($line =~ /\(\s/ && $line !~ /\(\s*(?:\\)?$/ &&
-		    $line !~ /for\s*\(\s+;/) {
+		    $line !~ /for\s*\(\s+;/ && $line !~ /^\+\s*[A-Z_][A-Z\d_]*\(\s*\d+(\,.*)?\)\,?$/) {
 			if (ERROR("SPACING",
 				  "space prohibited after that open parenthesis '('\n" . $herecurr) &&
 			    $fix) {
@@ -5128,6 +5128,7 @@ sub process {
 				MODULE_PARM_DESC|
 				DECLARE_PER_CPU|
 				DEFINE_PER_CPU|
+				CLK_[A-Z\d_]+|
 				__typeof__\(|
 				union|
 				struct|