diff --git a/lib/checkassignif.cpp b/lib/checkassignif.cpp
index e34d2dc03..fc8a3a987 100644
--- a/lib/checkassignif.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkassignif.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void CheckAssignIf::comparisonError(const Token *tok, bool result)
 
 
 
-void CheckAssignIf::multicompare()
+void CheckAssignIf::multiCondition()
 {
     if (!_settings->_checkCodingStyle)
         return;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void CheckAssignIf::multicompare()
                     tok2 = tok2->next()->link();
 
                 // check condition..
-                if (Token::Match(opar, "( %varid% == %num% &&|%oror%|)", varid))
+                if (Token::Match(opar, "( %varid% ==|& %num% &&|%oror%|)", varid))
                 {
                     const MathLib::bigint num2 = MathLib::toLongNumber(opar->strAt(3));
                     if (num2 < 0)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void CheckAssignIf::multicompare()
 
                     if ((num1 & num2) == num2)
                     {
-                        multicompareError(opar, tok->linenr());
+                        multiConditionError(opar, tok->linenr());
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -183,12 +183,11 @@ void CheckAssignIf::multicompare()
     }
 }
 
-void CheckAssignIf::multicompareError(const Token *tok, unsigned int line1)
+void CheckAssignIf::multiConditionError(const Token *tok, unsigned int line1)
 {
     std::ostringstream errmsg;
-    errmsg << "Comparison is always false because otherwise the condition at line "
-           << line1
-           << " is not false";
+    errmsg << "'else if' condition matches previous condition at line "
+           << line1;
 
-    reportError(tok, Severity::style, "multicompare", errmsg.str());
+    reportError(tok, Severity::information, "multiCondition", errmsg.str());
 }
diff --git a/lib/checkassignif.h b/lib/checkassignif.h
index 3b7d47c9c..ee6f6e801 100644
--- a/lib/checkassignif.h
+++ b/lib/checkassignif.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
         CheckAssignIf checkAssignIf(tokenizer, settings, errorLogger);
         checkAssignIf.assignIf();
         checkAssignIf.comparison();
-        checkAssignIf.multicompare();
+        checkAssignIf.multiCondition();
     }
 
     /** mismatching assignment / comparison */
@@ -62,20 +62,20 @@ public:
     void comparison();
 
     /** match 'if' and 'else if' conditions */
-    void multicompare();
+    void multiCondition();
 
 private:
 
     void assignIfError(const Token *tok, bool result);
     void comparisonError(const Token *tok, bool result);
-    void multicompareError(const Token *tok, unsigned int line1);
+    void multiConditionError(const Token *tok, unsigned int line1);
 
     void getErrorMessages(ErrorLogger *errorLogger, const Settings *settings)
     {
         CheckAssignIf c(0, settings, errorLogger);
         c.assignIfError(0, false);
         c.comparisonError(0, false);
-        c.multicompareError(0,1);
+        c.multiConditionError(0,1);
     }
 
     std::string myName() const
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private:
         return "Match assignments and conditions:\n"
                " * Mismatching assignment and comparison => comparison is always true/false\n"
                " * Mismatching lhs and rhs in comparison => comparison is always true/false\n"
-               " * Match 'if' and 'else if' conditions";
+               " * Detect matching 'if' and 'else if' conditions";
     }
 };
 /// @}
diff --git a/test/testassignif.cpp b/test/testassignif.cpp
index 28810b187..176ca1036 100644
--- a/test/testassignif.cpp
+++ b/test/testassignif.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private:
         CheckAssignIf checkAssignIf(&tokenizer, &settings, this);
         checkAssignIf.assignIf();
         checkAssignIf.comparison();
-        checkAssignIf.multicompare();
+        checkAssignIf.multiCondition();
     }
 
     void assignAndCompare()
@@ -107,8 +107,14 @@ private:
               "    if (x & 7);\n"
               "    else if (x == 1);\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (style) Comparison is always false because otherwise the condition at line 3 is not false\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (information) 'else if' condition matches previous condition at line 3\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("void foo(int x)\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    if (x & 7);\n"
+              "    else if (x & 1);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (information) 'else if' condition matches previous condition at line 3\n", errout.str());
     }
 };