diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 05955edd4..f3dbb07dd 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignment()
                             return ChildrenToVisit::none;
                         if (Token::Match(rhs, "%str%|%num%|%name%") && !rhs->varId())
                             return ChildrenToVisit::none;
+                        if (Token::Match(rhs, ":: %name%") && rhs->hasKnownIntValue())
+                            return ChildrenToVisit::none;
                         if (rhs->isCast())
                             return ChildrenToVisit::op2;
                         trivial = false;
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index fc7f5d484..3e6d7b360 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -6679,11 +6679,19 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        // "trivial" initialization => do not warn
         check("void f() {\n"
               "    struct S s = {0};\n"
               "    s = dostuff();\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("namespace N { enum E {e0,e1}; }\n"
+              "void f() {\n"
+              "    N::E e = N::e0;\n" // #9261
+              "    e = dostuff();\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void redundantMemWrite() {