diff --git a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
index e4143d052..af6e677af 100644
--- a/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
+++ b/cli/cmdlineparser.cpp
@@ -170,14 +170,12 @@ bool CmdLineParser::ParseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
         else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--xml") == 0)
             _settings->_xml = true;
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-        // Experimental: Write results in xml2 format
+        // Write results in xml2 format
         else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--xml-version=2") == 0)
         {
             _settings->_xml = true;
             _settings->_xml_version = 2;
         }
-#endif
 
         // Only print something when there are errors
         else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-q") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--quiet") == 0)
@@ -409,8 +407,6 @@ bool CmdLineParser::ParseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 _settings->_showtime = SHOWTIME_NONE;
         }
 
-// Rules are a debug feature
-#ifndef NDEBUG
         // Rule given at command line
         else if (strncmp(argv[i], "--rule=", 7) == 0)
         {
@@ -457,7 +453,6 @@ bool CmdLineParser::ParseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
                 }
             }
         }
-#endif
 
         // Print help
         else if (strcmp(argv[i], "-h") == 0 || strcmp(argv[i], "--help") == 0)
diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 2ff551e57..d8e065610 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkSizeofForArrayParameter()
                 const Token *declTok = Token::findmatch(_tokenizer->tokens(), "%varid%", tok->tokAt(tokIdx)->varId());
                 if (declTok)
                 {
-                    if ((Token::simpleMatch(declTok->next(), "[")) && !(Token::simpleMatch(declTok->next()->link(), "] = {")) && !(Token::simpleMatch(declTok->next()->link(), "] ;")))
+                    if ((Token::simpleMatch(declTok->next(), "[")) && !(Token::Match(declTok->next()->link(), "] = %str%")) && !(Token::simpleMatch(declTok->next()->link(), "] = {")) && !(Token::simpleMatch(declTok->next()->link(), "] ;")))
                     {
                         sizeofForArrayParameterError(tok);
                     }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 934ab01ca..f71d7eb97 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private:
 
         TEST_CASE(memsetZeroBytes);
 
-        TEST_CASE(sizeofWithSilentArrayPointer);
+        TEST_CASE(sizeofForArrayParameter);
     }
 
     void check(const char code[], const char *filename = NULL)
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
-    void sizeofWithSilentArrayPointer()
+    void sizeofForArrayParameter()
     {
         check("void f() {\n"
               "    int a[10];\n"
@@ -1742,6 +1742,14 @@ private:
              );
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "    char p[] = \"test\";\n"
+              "    sizeof(p);\n"
+              "}\n"
+             );
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+
     }
 
 };