diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index ed332119c..3c06188f3 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkPassByReference()
         const Token* const tok = var->typeStartToken();
         if (var->isStlStringType()) {
             ;
-        } else if (var->isStlType() && Token::Match(tok, "std :: %type% <") && !Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(3), "> ::")) {
+        } else if (var->isStlType() && Token::Match(tok, "std :: %type% <") && !Token::simpleMatch(tok->linkAt(3), "> ::") && tok->strAt(2) != "initializer_list") {
             ;
         } else if (var->type() && !var->type()->isEnumType()) { // Check if type is a struct or class.
             // Ensure that it is a large object.
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index f70097951..9dbe1016f 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1386,6 +1386,9 @@ private:
         check("void f(const std::streamoff pos) {}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        check("void f(std::initializer_list<int> i) {}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // #5824
         check("void log(const std::string& file, int line, const std::string& function, const std::string str, ...) {}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());