diff --git a/scripts/checksrc.pl b/scripts/checksrc.pl
index a58163e304..876265a53e 100755
--- a/scripts/checksrc.pl
+++ b/scripts/checksrc.pl
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ sub readlocalfile {
             undef $banfunc{$1};
         }
         else {
-            die "Invalid format in $dir/.checksrc on line $i\n";
+            die "Invalid format in $dir/.checksrc on line $i: $_\n";
         }
     }
     close($rcfile);
@@ -770,6 +770,12 @@ sub scanfile {
             }
         }
 
+        # check for "return" with parentheses around just a value/name
+        if($l =~ /^(.*\W)return \(\w*\);/) {
+            checkwarn("RETURNPAREN", $line, length($1)+7, $file, $l,
+                      "return with paren");
+        }
+
         # check for "sizeof" without parenthesis
         if(($l =~ /^(.*)sizeof *([ (])/) && ($2 ne "(")) {
             if($1 =~ / *\#/) {