diff --git a/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb b/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb
index 8dd1f46..491e467 100644
--- a/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb
+++ b/lib/cmock_header_parser.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CMockHeaderParser
     @c_calling_conventions = cfg.c_calling_conventions.uniq
     @treat_as_array = cfg.treat_as_array
     @treat_as_void = (['void'] + cfg.treat_as_void).uniq
-    @function_declaration_parse_base_match = '([\w\s\*\(\),\[\]]+??)\(([\w\s\*\(\),\.\[\]+\-\/]*)\)'
+    @function_declaration_parse_base_match = '([\w\s\*\(\),\[\]]*?\w[\w\s\*\(\),\[\]]*?)\(([\w\s\*\(\),\.\[\]+\-\/]*)\)'
     @declaration_parse_matcher = /#{@function_declaration_parse_base_match}$/m
     @standards = (%w[int short char long unsigned signed] + cfg.treat_as.keys).uniq
     @array_size_name = cfg.array_size_name
diff --git a/test/system/test_compilation/parsing.h b/test/system/test_compilation/parsing.h
index d4734f4..1c4bcd1 100644
--- a/test/system/test_compilation/parsing.h
+++ b/test/system/test_compilation/parsing.h
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ typedef struct _POINT_T
   int y;
 } POINT_T;
 
-// typedef edge case;
-// not ANSI C but it has been done and will break cmock if not handled
+/* typedef edge case;
+   not ANSI C but it has been done and will break cmock if not handled */
 typedef void VOID_TYPE_CRAZINESS;
 
 /* fun parsing & mock generation cases */
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ char
   int a,
   unsigned int b);
 
+/* this isn't a function, despite the parenthesis */
+static const unsigned int foo = (1);
+
 U16  *ptr_return1(int a);
 U16*  ptr_return2(int a);
 U16 * ptr_return3(int a);