diff --git a/lib/checknullpointer.cpp b/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
index ce656a567..e6750cecc 100644
--- a/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
+++ b/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ bool CheckNullPointer::isPointerDeRef(const Token *tok, bool &unknown, const Set
         }
     }
 
+    if (tok->str() == "(" && !tok->scope()->isExecutable())
+        return false;
+
     const Token* parent = tok->astParent();
     if (!parent)
         return false;
diff --git a/test/testnullpointer.cpp b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
index 4ad2cc500..7aaa0408a 100644
--- a/test/testnullpointer.cpp
+++ b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(ticket6505);
         TEST_CASE(subtract);
         TEST_CASE(addNull);
+        TEST_CASE(isPointerDeRefFunctionDecl);
 
         TEST_CASE(ctu);
     }
@@ -3053,6 +3054,11 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void isPointerDeRefFunctionDecl() {
+        check("const char** get() { return 0; }");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void ctu(const char code[]) {
         // Clear the error buffer..
         errout.str("");