diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 95890c114..4655582dd 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ void SymbolDatabase::createSymbolDatabaseSetFunctionPointers(bool firstPass)
     for (std::list<Scope>::iterator it = scopeList.begin(); it != scopeList.end(); ++it) {
         for (std::list<Function>::const_iterator func = it->functionList.begin(); func != it->functionList.end(); ++func) {
             // look for initializer list
-            if (func->type == Function::eConstructor && func->functionScope && func->functionScope->functionOf && func->arg) {
+            if (func->isConstructor() && func->functionScope && func->functionScope->functionOf && func->arg) {
                 const Token * tok = func->arg->link()->next();
                 if (tok->str() == "noexcept") {
                     const Token * closingParenTok = tok->linkAt(1);
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 6a27040a3..ffdc0c581 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -6199,6 +6199,15 @@ private:
                                      "    }\n"
                                      "};");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkInitializationListUsage("class Bar {\n" // #8466
+                                     "public:\n"
+                                     "    explicit Bar(const Bar &bar) : Bar{bar.s} {}\n"
+                                     "    explicit Bar(const char s) : s{s} {}\n"
+                                     "private:\n"
+                                     "    char s;\n"
+                                     "};");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }