# function brace can't be on same line, except for #defines of do while,
 # or if closed on same line
-               if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s{/) and
+               if (($line=~/$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\).*\s*{/) and
                    !($line=~/\#\s*define.*do\s{/) and !($line=~/}/)) {
-                       ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
-                             "open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr);
+                       if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+                                 "open brace '{' following function declarations go on the next line\n" . $herecurr) &&
+                           $fix) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               my $fixed_line = $rawline;
+                               $fixed_line =~ /(^..*$Type\s*$Ident\(.*\)\s*){(.*)$/;
+                               my $line1 = $1;
+                               my $line2 = $2;
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, ltrim($line1));
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+{");
+                               if ($line2 !~ /^\s*$/) {
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, "\+\t" . trim($line2));
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # open braces for enum, union and struct go on the same line.
                if ($line =~ /^.\s*{/ &&
                    $prevline =~ /^.\s*(?:typedef\s+)?(enum|union|struct)(?:\s+$Ident)?\s*$/) {
-                       ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
-                             "open brace '{' following $1 go on the same line\n" . $hereprev);
+                       if (ERROR("OPEN_BRACE",
+                                 "open brace '{' following $1 go on the same line\n" . $hereprev) &&
+                           $fix && $prevline =~ /^\+/ && $line =~ /^\+/) {
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr - 1, $prevrawline);
+                               fix_delete_line($fixlinenr, $rawline);
+                               my $fixedline = rtrim($prevrawline) . " {";
+                               fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               $fixedline = $rawline;
+                               $fixedline =~ s/^(.\s*){\s*/$1\t/;
+                               if ($fixedline !~ /^\+\s*$/) {
+                                       fix_insert_line($fixlinenr, $fixedline);
+                               }
+                       }
                }
 
 # missing space after union, struct or enum definition