diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index f30f72137..bffddc55e 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -991,8 +991,13 @@ void CheckClass::SpaceInfo::initializeVarList(const Func &func, std::list<std::s
             else
             {
                 // could be a base class virtual function, so we assume it initializes everything
-                if (isBaseClassFunc(ftok))
+                if (func.type != Func::Constructor && isBaseClassFunc(ftok))
+                {
+                    /** @todo False Negative: we should look at the base class functions to see if they
+                     *  call any derived class virtual functions that change the derived class state
+                     */
                     assignAllVar();
+                }
 
                 // has friends, so we assume it initializes everything
                 if (!friendList.empty())
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index fcc441891..0a47500cf 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ private:
                        "private:\n"
                        "    int i;\n"
                        "};\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (style) Member variable not initialized in the constructor 'Fred::i'\n", errout.str());
 
         // Unknown non-member function
         checkUninitVar("class Fred\n"