diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 7d17519ac..f513a3285 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -1608,14 +1608,11 @@ void CheckClass::virtualDestructor()
         if (scope->definedType->derivedFrom.empty()) {
             if (printInconclusive) {
                 const Function *destructor = scope->getDestructor();
-                if (destructor) {
-                    if (!((destructor->hasVirtualSpecifier() && destructor->access == AccessControl::Public) ||
-                          (destructor->access == AccessControl::Protected))) {
-                        for (const Function &func : scope->functionList) {
-                            if (func.hasVirtualSpecifier()) {
-                                inconclusiveErrors.push_back(destructor);
-                                break;
-                            }
+                if (destructor && !destructor->hasVirtualSpecifier() && destructor->access == AccessControl::Public) {
+                    for (const Function &func : scope->functionList) {
+                        if (func.hasVirtualSpecifier()) {
+                            inconclusiveErrors.push_back(destructor);
+                            break;
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index e2f0c8087..eaa197725 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -2531,6 +2531,13 @@ private:
                                "    ~Base(){}\n"
                                "};\n", true);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkVirtualDestructor("class C {\n"
+                               "private:\n"
+                               "    C();\n"
+                               "    virtual ~C();\n"
+                               "};\n", true);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void checkNoMemset(const char code[]) {