diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index a521f14b4..888798fe1 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void CheckFunctions::checkIgnoredReturnValue()
 
             const Token *parent = tok->next()->astParent();
             while (Token::Match(parent, "%cop%")) {
-                if (Token::Match(parent, "<<|>>") && !parent->astParent())
+                if (Token::Match(parent, "<<|>>|*") && !parent->astParent())
                     break;
                 parent = parent->astParent();
             }
diff --git a/test/testfunctions.cpp b/test/testfunctions.cpp
index a79715dfd..937d2c57f 100644
--- a/test/testfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testfunctions.cpp
@@ -1451,6 +1451,10 @@ private:
               "}", "test.cpp", &settings2);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (warning) Return value of function mystrcmp() is not used.\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("void f(std::vector<int*> v) {\n"
+              "    delete *v.begin();\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void checkIgnoredErrorCode() {