diff --git a/lib/valueflow.cpp b/lib/valueflow.cpp
index 86cc5c01b..746ed1f35 100644
--- a/lib/valueflow.cpp
+++ b/lib/valueflow.cpp
@@ -3063,7 +3063,7 @@ std::vector<LifetimeToken> getLifetimeTokens(const Token* tok, ValueFlow::Value:
                 }
             }
             return result;
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), ". %name% (") && astIsContainer(tok->tokAt(-2)->astOperand1())) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), ". %name% (") && tok->tokAt(-2)->originalName() != "->" && astIsContainer(tok->tokAt(-2)->astOperand1())) {
             const Library::Container* library = getLibraryContainer(tok->tokAt(-2)->astOperand1());
             Library::Container::Yield y = library->getYield(tok->previous()->str());
             if (y == Library::Container::Yield::AT_INDEX || y == Library::Container::Yield::ITEM) {
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 7d5320c88..059d15064 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -2143,6 +2143,13 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:3]: (error) Returning object that points to local variable 'a' that will be invalid when returning.\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("std::vector<int>* g();\n"
+              "int& f() {\n"
+              "    auto* p = g();\n"
+              "    return p->front();\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         check("std::vector<std::vector<int>> g();\n"
               "void f() {\n"
               "    for(auto& x:g())\n"