diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 6447fa832..d1636abd6 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakNoVar::check()
                     for (const Token *tok3 = tok2; tok3; tok3 = tok3->previous()) {
                         if (tok3->str() == "(") {
                             // Is it a function call..
-                            if (Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] %var% (")) {
+                            if (!Token::Match(tok3->tokAt(-2), "= %var% (")) {
                                 const std::string& functionName = tok3->strAt(-1);
                                 if (functionName == "delete" ||
                                     functionName == "free" ||
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index 441081bb4..bc709a7d7 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -5493,6 +5493,24 @@ private:
               "    close(fd);\n"
               "}");
         TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Allocation with strdup, mkstemp doesn't release it.\n", "", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    if(TRUE || strcmp(strdup(a), b));\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Allocation with strdup, strcmp doesn't release it.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    if(!strcmp(strdup(a), b) == 0);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Allocation with strdup, strcmp doesn't release it.\n", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    42, strcmp(strdup(a), b);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Allocation with strdup, strcmp doesn't release it.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void missingAssignment() {