}
 
 # check for function declarations without arguments like "int foo()"
-               if ($line =~ /(\b$Type\s+$Ident)\s*\(\s*\)/) {
+               if ($line =~ /(\b$Type\s*$Ident)\s*\(\s*\)/) {
                        if (ERROR("FUNCTION_WITHOUT_ARGS",
                                  "Bad function definition - $1() should probably be $1(void)\n" . $herecurr) &&
                            $fix) {
                }
 
 # check for function declarations that have arguments without identifier names
+# while avoiding uninitialized_var(x)
                if (defined $stat &&
-                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s*(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*\(\s*([^{]+)\s*\)\s*;/s &&
-                   $1 ne "void") {
-                       my $args = trim($1);
+                   $stat =~ /^.\s*(?:extern\s+)?$Type\s*(?:($Ident)|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident\s*\))\s*\(\s*([^{]+)\s*\)\s*;/s &&
+                   (!defined($1) ||
+                    (defined($1) && $1 ne "uninitialized_var")) &&
+                    $2 ne "void") {
+                       my $args = trim($2);
                        while ($args =~ m/\s*($Type\s*(?:$Ident|\(\s*\*\s*$Ident?\s*\)\s*$balanced_parens)?)/g) {
                                my $arg = trim($1);
-                               if ($arg =~ /^$Type$/ && $arg !~ /enum\s+$Ident$/) {
+                               if ($arg =~ /^$Type$/ &&
+                                       $arg !~ /enum\s+$Ident$/) {
                                        WARN("FUNCTION_ARGUMENTS",
                                             "function definition argument '$arg' should also have an identifier name\n" . $herecurr);
                                }