diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 12d99258f..d3243e3e2 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ void CheckOther::strPlusChar()
     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next())
     {
         // Declaring char variable..
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "char %var% [;=]"))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "char|int|short %var% [;=]"))
         {
             unsigned int varid = tok->next()->varId();
             if (varid > 0 && varid < 10000)
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 7a203900a..f946d091b 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -431,11 +431,20 @@ private:
         // Strange looking pointer arithmetic..
         strPlusChar("void foo()\n"
                     "{\n"
-                    "    char ch = '/';\n"
-                    "    const char *p = \"/usr\" + ch;\n"
+                    "    char ch = 1;\n"
+                    "    const char *p = ch + \"/usr\";\n"
                     "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Unusual pointer arithmetic\n", errout.str());
-    }
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    
+		// Strange looking pointer arithmetic..
+        strPlusChar("void foo()\n"
+                    "{\n"
+                    "    int i = 1;\n"
+					"	 const char* psz = \"Bla\";\n"
+                    "    const std::string str = i + psz;\n"
+                    "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+	}
 
     void strPlusChar3()
     {