1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/symbol.c b/symbol.c
index 116b1040..90149e5a 100644
--- a/symbol.c
+++ b/symbol.c
@@ -436,10 +436,11 @@ static struct symbol *examine_enum_type(struct symbol *sym)
 static struct symbol *examine_pointer_type(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	/*
-	 * We need to set the pointer size first, and
-	 * examine the thing we point to only afterwards.
-	 * That's because this pointer type may end up
-	 * being needed for the base type size evaluation.
+	 * Since pointers to incomplete types can be used,
+	 * for example in a struct-declaration-list,
+	 * the base type must *not* be examined here.
+	 * It thus means that it needs to be done later,
+	 * when the base type of the pointer is looked at.
 	 */
 	if (!sym->bit_size)
 		sym->bit_size = bits_in_pointer;