diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index 831103759..324b81581 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static const Token *checkMissingReturnScope(const Token *tok, const Library &lib
             return nullptr;
         if (tok->str() == "goto" && !isForwardJump(tok))
             return nullptr;
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && library.isnoreturn(tok))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") && !library.isnotnoreturn(tok))
             return nullptr;
         if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %name% :"))
             return tok;
diff --git a/test/testfunctions.cpp b/test/testfunctions.cpp
index f38025a2f..f9a2ee003 100644
--- a/test/testfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testfunctions.cpp
@@ -1487,6 +1487,9 @@ private:
         // noreturn function
         check("int f(int x) { exit(0); }");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("int f(int x) { assert(0); }");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
     // NRVO check
     void returnLocalStdMove1() {