diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 4b609234d..e6297e608 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1664,7 +1664,8 @@ private:
 
             if (Token::simpleMatch(tok.next(), "."))
             {
-                use_pointer(foundError, checks, &tok);
+                if (!Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %var% . %var% ="))
+                    use_pointer(foundError, checks, &tok);
                 return &tok;
             }
 
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 4c89f418f..159fddedd 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1342,6 +1342,13 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    ABC *abc = malloc(100);\n"
+                       "    abc->a = 123;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // struct..
         checkUninitVar("void f()\n"
                        "{\n"