diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index cdb6dc1f6458..39580a5dc5df 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use strict;
 ## Copyright (c) 1998 Michael Zucchi, All Rights Reserved        ##
 ## Copyright (C) 2000, 1  Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>          ##
 ## Copyright (C) 2001  Simon Huggins                             ##
-## Copyright (C) 2005-2009  Randy Dunlap                         ##
+## Copyright (C) 2005-2010  Randy Dunlap                         ##
 ## 								 ##
 ## #define enhancements by Armin Kuster <akuster@mvista.com>	 ##
 ## Copyright (c) 2000 MontaVista Software, Inc.			 ##
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ sub output_highlight {
     if ($output_mode eq "html" || $output_mode eq "xml") {
 	$contents = local_unescape($contents);
 	# convert data read & converted thru xml_escape() into &xyz; format:
-	$contents =~ s/\\\\\\/&/g;
+	$contents =~ s/\\\\\\/\&/g;
     }
 #   print STDERR "contents b4:$contents\n";
     eval $dohighlight;
@@ -770,7 +770,11 @@ sub output_struct_xml(%) {
     print $args{'type'} . " " . $args{'struct'} . " {\n";
     foreach $parameter (@{$args{'parameterlist'}}) {
 	if ($parameter =~ /^#/) {
-	    print "$parameter\n";
+	    my $prm = $parameter;
+	    # convert data read & converted thru xml_escape() into &xyz; format:
+	    # This allows us to have #define macros interspersed in a struct.
+	    $prm =~ s/\\\\\\/\&/g;
+	    print "$prm\n";
 	    next;
 	}
 
@@ -1701,6 +1705,8 @@ sub push_parameter($$$) {
 	}
 	}
 
+	$param = xml_escape($param);
+
 	# strip spaces from $param so that it is one continous string
 	# on @parameterlist;
 	# this fixes a problem where check_sections() cannot find