diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 2f5def49f..8ea05a282 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -500,6 +500,15 @@ private:
 
 void Variables::alias(unsigned int varid1, unsigned int varid2)
 {
+    // alias to self
+    if (varid1 == varid2)
+    {
+        VariableUsage *var = find(varid1);
+        if (var)
+            var->use();
+        return;
+    }
+
     std::set<unsigned int>::iterator i;
 
     VariableUsage *var1 = find(varid1);
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 799b2be23..644af8272 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar9); // ticket #1605
         TEST_CASE(localvar10);
         TEST_CASE(localvar11);
-        TEST_CASE(localvaralias);
+        TEST_CASE(localvaralias1);
+        TEST_CASE(localvaralias2); // ticket #1637
         TEST_CASE(localvarasm);
 
         // Don't give false positives for variables in structs/unions
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
-    void localvaralias()
+    void localvaralias1()
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"
                               "{\n"
@@ -1183,6 +1184,16 @@ private:
                       "[test.cpp:5]: (style) Variable 's' is assigned a value that is never used\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvaralias2() // ticket 1637
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    int * a;\n"
+                              "    a = a;\n"
+                              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
+    }
+
     void localvarasm()
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void foo(int &b)\n"