diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 859cf0160..73535d410 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -7386,7 +7386,26 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyEnum()
                         }
                         else if (tok2->str() == "{")
                         {
-                            ++level;
+                            // Is the same enum redefined?
+                            const Token *begin = end->link();
+                            if (tok2->fileIndex() == begin->fileIndex() &&
+                                tok2->linenr() == begin->linenr() &&
+                                Token::Match(begin->tokAt(-2), "enum %type% {") &&
+                                Token::Match(tok2->tokAt(-2), "enum %type% {") &&
+                                begin->strAt(-1) == tok2->strAt(-1))
+                            {
+                                // remove duplicate enum
+                                Token * startToken = tok2->tokAt(-3);
+                                tok2 = tok2->link()->next();
+                                Token::eraseTokens(startToken, tok2);
+                                if (!tok2)
+                                    break;
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                // Not a duplicate enum..
+                                ++level;
+                            }
                         }
                         else if (!pattern.empty() && Token::Match(tok2, pattern.c_str()))
                         {
@@ -7396,7 +7415,7 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyEnum()
                         else if (inScope && !exitThisScope && tok2->str() == enumName->str())
                         {
                             if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2->previous(), "::") ||
-                                (tok2->next() && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->next(), "::")))
+                                Token::simpleMatch(tok2->next(), "::"))
                             {
                                 // Don't replace this enum if it's preceded or followed by "::"
                             }
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index 59050cddf..eaedfb297 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(enum14);
         TEST_CASE(enum15);
         TEST_CASE(enum16); // ticket #1988
+        TEST_CASE(enum17); // ticket #2381 (duplicate enums)
 
         // remove "std::" on some standard functions
         TEST_CASE(removestd);
@@ -5892,6 +5893,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (error) syntax error\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void enum17() // ticket #2381
+    {
+        // if header is included twice its enums will be duplicated
+        const char code[] = "enum ab { a=0, b };"
+                            "enum ab { a=0, b };\n";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";", tok(code, false));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void removestd()
     {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; strcpy ( a , b ) ;", tok("; std::strcpy(a,b);"));