diff --git a/util/find-doc-nits b/util/find-doc-nits
index 537e132cc3..cd2d32e04a 100755
--- a/util/find-doc-nits
+++ b/util/find-doc-nits
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ sub name_synopsis()
         } elsif ( $line =~ /typedef.* (\S+);/ ) {
             # a simple typedef: typedef ... NAME;
             $sym = $1;
-        } elsif ( $line =~ /enum (\S*) {/ ) {
+        } elsif ( $line =~ /enum (\S*) \{/ ) {
             # an enumeration: enum ... {
             $sym = $1;
         } elsif ( $line =~ /#define ([A-Za-z0-9_]+)/ ) {