diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 8de152325..4ee8c7ba2 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -1518,6 +1518,16 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
         }
     }
 
+    for (Token *tok1 = rethead; tok1; tok1 = tok1->next())
+    {
+        if (Token::simpleMatch(tok1, "callfunc alloc ;"))
+        {
+            tok1->deleteThis();
+            tok1->insertToken("use");
+            tok1->insertToken(";");
+        }
+    }
+
     return rethead;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index d49731f8f..f70273365 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;;use;", getcode("char *p; const char *q; q = p;", "p"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;;", getcode("char *s; x = {1,s};", "s"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";{};;alloc;;use;", getcode("struct Foo { }; Foo *p; p = malloc(10); const Foo *q; q = p;", "p"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;use;", getcode("Fred *fred; p.setFred(fred = new Fred);", "fred"));
 
         // non-use..
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;", getcode("char *s; s = s + 1;", "s"));