diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 34e0e4227..b21f86b19 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ private:
                     if (Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ("))
                         break;
                     if (tok2->varId() &&
-                        !Token::simpleMatch(tok2->previous(), "&") &&
+                        !Token::Match(tok2->previous(), "&|::") &&
                         !Token::simpleMatch(tok2->next(), "="))
                         use(foundError, checks, tok2);
                 }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index e4a9fb50f..1d37d7419 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1034,6 +1034,12 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    int x = xyz::x;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("static int foo()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    int ret;\n"