diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 8aaf74e6..2f45fd2 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@
 # struct my_struct {
 #     int a;
 #     int b;
+# /* private: */
+#     int c;
 # };
 #
 # All descriptions can be multiline, except the short function description.
@@ -1304,6 +1306,12 @@
 	# ignore embedded structs or unions
 	$members =~ s/{.*?}//g;
 
+	# ignore members marked private:
+	$members =~ s/\/\*.*?private:.*?public:.*?\*\///gos;
+	$members =~ s/\/\*.*?private:.*//gos;
+	# strip comments:
+	$members =~ s/\/\*.*?\*\///gos;
+
 	create_parameterlist($members, ';', $file);
 
 	output_declaration($declaration_name,
@@ -1329,6 +1337,7 @@
     my $x = shift;
     my $file = shift;
 
+    $x =~ s@/\*.*?\*/@@gos;	# strip comments.
     if ($x =~ /enum\s+(\w+)\s*{(.*)}/) {
         $declaration_name = $1;
         my $members = $2;
@@ -1365,6 +1374,7 @@
     my $x = shift;
     my $file = shift;
 
+    $x =~ s@/\*.*?\*/@@gos;	# strip comments.
     while (($x =~ /\(*.\)\s*;$/) || ($x =~ /\[*.\]\s*;$/)) {
         $x =~ s/\(*.\)\s*;$/;/;
 	$x =~ s/\[*.\]\s*;$/;/;
@@ -1420,7 +1430,7 @@
 	    $type = $arg;
 	    $type =~ s/([^\(]+\(\*)$param/$1/;
 	    push_parameter($param, $type, $file);
-	} else {
+	} elsif ($arg) {
 	    $arg =~ s/\s*:\s*/:/g;
 	    $arg =~ s/\s*\[/\[/g;
 
@@ -1628,7 +1638,6 @@
     my $x = shift;
     my $file = shift;
 
-    $x =~ s@/\*.*?\*/@@gos;	# strip comments.
     $x =~ s@[\r\n]+@ @gos; # strip newlines/cr's.
     $x =~ s@^\s+@@gos; # strip leading spaces
     $x =~ s@\s+$@@gos; # strip trailing spaces