1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/c-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/c-mode.el
index da04930e12b..114bec7d480 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/c-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/c-mode.el
@@ -718,11 +718,17 @@ Returns nil if line starts inside a string, t if in a comment."
                                      (looking-at "[^\"\n=(]*(")
                                      (progn
                                        (goto-char (1- (match-end 0)))
-                                       (setq lim (point))
-                                       (condition-case nil
-                                           (forward-sexp 1)
-                                         (error))
-                                       (skip-chars-forward " \t\f")
+                                       ;; Skip any number of paren-groups.
+                                       ;; Consider typedef int (*fcn) (int);
+                                       (while (= (following-char) ?\()
+                                         (setq lim (point))
+                                         (condition-case nil
+                                             (forward-sexp 1)
+                                           (error))
+                                         (skip-chars-forward " \t\f"))
+                                       ;; Have we reached something
+                                       ;; that shows this isn't a function
+                                       ;; definition?
                                        (and (< (point) indent-point)
                                             (not (memq (following-char)
                                                        '(?\, ?\;)))))