diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 8ce1e1be5..890e38975 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -486,6 +486,13 @@ SymbolDatabase::SymbolDatabase(const Tokenizer *tokenizer, const Settings *setti
                         scope->functionList.push_back(function);
                     }
 
+                    // unknown macro (#5197)
+                    else if (Token::Match(end, ") %any% ;")) {
+                        tok = end->tokAt(3);
+
+                        scope->functionList.push_back(function);
+                    }
+
                     // inline function
                     else {
                         function.isInline = true;
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 75ec5cec6..a322beb16 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(symboldatabase38); // ticket #5125 (infinite recursion)
         TEST_CASE(symboldatabase39); // ticket #5120 (infinite recursion)
         TEST_CASE(symboldatabase40); // ticket #5153
+        TEST_CASE(symboldatabase41); // ticket #5197 (unknown macro)
 
         TEST_CASE(isImplicitlyVirtual);
 
@@ -1666,6 +1667,11 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void symboldatabase41() { // ticket #5197 (unknown macro)
+        GET_SYMBOL_DB("struct X1 { MACRO1 f(int spd) MACRO2; };\n");
+        ASSERT(db && db->findScopeByName("X1") && db->findScopeByName("X1")->functionList.size() == 1 && !db->findScopeByName("X1")->functionList.front().hasBody);
+    }
+
     void isImplicitlyVirtual() {
         {
             GET_SYMBOL_DB("class Base {\n"