diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/iterators/use_after_iter.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/iterators/use_after_iter.cocci
index ce8cc9c006e5..66a1140474c8 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/iterators/use_after_iter.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/iterators/use_after_iter.cocci
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ iterator name hlist_for_each_entry_from;
 iterator name hlist_for_each_entry_safe;
 statement S;
 position p1,p2;
+type T;
 @@
 
 (
@@ -125,6 +126,8 @@ sizeof(<+...c...+>)
 |
  &c->member
 |
+T c;
+|
 c = E
 |
 *c@p2