diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index 301bf87..c591895 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
 my $doc_decl = $doc_com . '(\w+)';
 # @params and a strictly limited set of supported section names
 my $doc_sect = $doc_com . 
-    '\s*(\@\w+|description|context|returns?|notes?|examples?)\s*:(.*)';
+    '\s*(\@[.\w]+|\@\.\.\.|description|context|returns?|notes?|examples?)\s*:(.*)';
 my $doc_content = $doc_com_body . '(.*)';
 my $doc_block = $doc_com . 'DOC:\s*(.*)?';
 my $doc_inline_start = '^\s*/\*\*\s*$';
@@ -2351,6 +2351,7 @@
 
 	if ($type eq "" && $param =~ /\.\.\.$/)
 	{
+	    $param = "...";
 	    if (!defined $parameterdescs{$param} || $parameterdescs{$param} eq "") {
 		$parameterdescs{$param} = "variable arguments";
 	    }