diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index d44f43639..8f99d0e54 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1537,7 +1537,9 @@ private:
                         break;
                     if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ("))
                         break;
-                    if (tok2->varId() && !Token::simpleMatch(tok2->next(), "="))
+                    if (tok2->varId() &&
+                        !Token::simpleMatch(tok2->previous(), "&") &&
+                        !Token::simpleMatch(tok2->next(), "="))
                         use(foundError, checks, tok2);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 138f0d115..b55675673 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1020,6 +1020,13 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: x\n", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    int x;\n"
+                       "    int *y = &x;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("static int foo()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    int ret;\n"