diff --git a/mode/c.py b/mode/c.py
index baf71fb..8bcb732 100644
--- a/mode/c.py
+++ b/mode/c.py
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ class CGrammar(Grammar):
         PatternRule('builtin', r"(?:signed|register|extern|const|static|enum|struct|typedef|union|unsigned|volatile)(?!" + chr2 + ")"),
         PatternRule('type', r"(?:auto|char|double|float|int|long|short|void|volatile)(?!" + chr2 + ")"),
 
+        PatternMatchRule('x', '(' + word + ')( +)(\**)(' + word + ')( *)(\()',
+                         'type', 'spaces', 'binop', 'function', 'spaces', 'delimiter'),
+        PatternMatchRule('x', '(' + word + ')(\*+)( +)(' + word + ')( *)(\()',
+                         'type', 'binop', 'spaces', 'function', 'spaces', 'delimiter'),
+
         PatternMatchRule('x', '(' + word + ')( +)(\**)(' + word + ')',
                          'type', 'spaces', 'binop', 'identifier'),
         PatternMatchRule('x', '(' + word + ')(\*+)( +)(' + word + ')',