diff --git a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
index 83b54ad7e..c12efa50b 100644
--- a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ static bool checkRvalueExpression(const Token * const vartok)
 
     const Token * const next = vartok->next();
 
+    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "& %var% [") && var->isPointer())
+        return false;
+
     // &a.b[0]
     if (Token::Match(vartok, "%var% . %var% [") && !var->isPointer()) {
         const Variable *var2 = next->next()->variable();
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 22014eb4d..07b5a5879 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -325,6 +325,19 @@ private:
               "    *p = &a.data[0];\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6]: (error) Address of local auto-variable assigned to a function parameter.\n", errout.str());
+
+        // #4998
+        check("void f(s8**out) {\n"
+              "  s8 *p;\n"  // <- p is pointer => no error
+              "  *out = &p[1];\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(s8**out) {\n"
+              "  s8 p[10];\n"  // <- p is array => error
+              "  *out = &p[1];\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Address of local auto-variable assigned to a function parameter.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void testautovar12() { // Ticket #5024 - Crash on invalid input