diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index f1b68d426..c251a51b8 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -6037,7 +6037,7 @@ void SymbolDatabase::setValueType(Token* tok, const Variable& var, SourceLocatio
         valuetype.setDebugPath(tok, loc);
     if (var.nameToken())
         valuetype.bits = var.nameToken()->bits();
-    valuetype.pointer = var.dimensions().size();
+    valuetype.pointer = (var.valueType() && var.valueType()->container) ? 0 : var.dimensions().size();
     valuetype.typeScope = var.typeScope();
     if (var.valueType()) {
         valuetype.container = var.valueType()->container;
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index c0c4e80fc..d26e5a318 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -3347,6 +3347,13 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (style) Parameter 'p0' can be declared as pointer to const\n"
                       "[test.cpp:1]: (style) Parameter 'p1' can be declared as pointer to const\n",
                       errout.str());
+
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "    std::array<int, 1> a{}, b{};\n"
+              "    const std::array<int, 1>& r = a;\n"
+              "    if (r == b) {}\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void switchRedundantAssignmentTest() {