diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 9cb66b8e1..dde5c8a6b 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@ const Token *CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignmentRecursive(const Token *assign1,
     [&](const Token *tok) {
         if (tok->varId() > 0) {
             assign1LhsVarIds.insert(tok->varId());
-            local &= !nonLocal(tok->variable());
+            if (!Token::simpleMatch(tok->previous(), "."))
+                local &= !nonLocal(tok->variable());
         }
         return ChildrenToVisit::op1_and_op2;
     });
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 0bca64f58..d4d385503 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(incompleteArrayFill);
 
         TEST_CASE(redundantVarAssignment);
+        TEST_CASE(redundantVarAssignment_struct);
         TEST_CASE(redundantVarAssignment_7133);
         TEST_CASE(redundantVarAssignment_stackoverflow);
         TEST_CASE(redundantVarAssignment_lambda);
@@ -5968,6 +5969,19 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:4]: (style) Variable 'memptr' is reassigned a value before the old one has been used.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void redundantVarAssignment_struct() {
+        check("struct foo {\n"
+              "  int a,b;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "\n"
+              "int main() {\n"
+              "  struct foo x;\n"
+              "  x.a = _mm_set1_ps(1.0);\n"
+              "  x.a = _mm_set1_ps(2.0);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:7] -> [test.cpp:8]: (style) Variable 'x.a' is reassigned a value before the old one has been used.\n", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void redundantVarAssignment_7133() {
         // #7133
         check("sal_Int32 impl_Export() {\n"