diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 462490f47..0ca7cacc5 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ void CheckClass::constructors()
         if (scope->numConstructors == 0 && printStyle && !usedInUnion) {
             // If there is a private variable, there should be a constructor..
             for (const Variable &var : scope->varlist) {
+                const Token *initTok = var.nameToken();
+                while (Token::simpleMatch(initTok->next(), "["))
+                    initTok = initTok->linkAt(1);
                 if (var.isPrivate() && !var.isStatic() && !Token::Match(var.nameToken(), "%varid% ; %varid% =", var.declarationId()) &&
-                    !Token::Match(var.nameToken(), "%var% {|=") &&
+                    !Token::Match(initTok, "%var%|] {|=") &&
                     (!var.isClass() || (var.type() && var.type()->needInitialization == Type::True))) {
                     noConstructorError(scope->classDef, scope->className, scope->classDef->str() == "struct");
                     break;
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index 6e40a8b0e..d41fe9034 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -585,6 +585,12 @@ private:
 
         check("class Fred { int x=0; };");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class Fred { int x[1]={0}; };"); // #8850
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class Fred { int x[1]{0}; };");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     // ticket #4290 "False Positive: style (noConstructor): The class 'foo' does not have a constructor."