diff --git a/lib/token.cpp b/lib/token.cpp
index 31b3c959c..837f20491 100644
--- a/lib/token.cpp
+++ b/lib/token.cpp
@@ -1361,8 +1361,7 @@ std::pair<const Token *, const Token *> Token::findExpressionStartEndTokens() co
 
     // find start node in AST tree
     const Token *start = top;
-    while (start->astOperand1() &&
-           (start->astOperand2() || !start->isUnaryPreOp() || Token::simpleMatch(start, "( )") || start->str() == "{"))
+    while (start->astOperand1() && precedes(start->astOperand1(), start))
         start = start->astOperand1();
 
     // find end node in AST tree
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 3c33690d7..c72645b60 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar56);
         TEST_CASE(localvar57); // #8974 - increment
         TEST_CASE(localvar58); // #9901 - increment false positive
+        TEST_CASE(localvar59); // #9737
         TEST_CASE(localvarloops); // loops
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias1);
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias2); // ticket #1637
@@ -2479,6 +2480,14 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) Variable 'x' is assigned a value that is never used.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvar59() { // #9737
+        functionVariableUsage("Response foo() {\n"
+                              "    const std::vector<char> cmanifest = z;\n"
+                              "    return {.a = cmanifest, .b =0};\n"
+                              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void localvarloops() {
         // loops
         functionVariableUsage("void fun() {\n"