diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 137560ce1..31c337e85 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1732,6 +1732,8 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
 
             else if (Token::Match(tok, ">>|& %var%"))
                 variables.use(tok->next()->varId());    // use = read + write
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "[;{}] %var% >>"))
+                variables.use(tok->next()->varId());    // use = read + write
 
             // function parameter
             else if (Token::Match(tok, "[(,] %var% ["))
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 7259b20df..72e5de6c7 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -1335,11 +1335,11 @@ private:
                               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
-    
+
     void localvar32() // ticket #2330
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void f() {\n"
-							  "    int x;\n"
+                              "    int x;\n"
                               "    fstream &f = getfile();\n"
                               "    f >> x;\n"
                               "}\n");