diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index a0e094737..908fa9699 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1301,8 +1301,13 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                         variables.write(varid1);
                 }
 
+                const Token *equal = tok->next();
+
+                if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "[ %any% ]"))
+                    equal = tok->tokAt(4);
+
                 // checked for chained assignments
-                if (tok != start && tok->next()->str() == "=")
+                if (tok != start && equal->str() == "=")
                 {
                     Variables::VariableUsage *var = variables.find(tok->varId());
 
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 0e12833bf..51bfd9b9a 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar20); // ticket #1799
         TEST_CASE(localvar21); // ticket #1807
         TEST_CASE(localvar22); // ticket #1811
+        TEST_CASE(localvar23); // ticket #1808
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias1);
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias2); // ticket #1637
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias3); // ticket #1639
@@ -1203,6 +1204,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvar23() // ticket #1808
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("int foo(int c)\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    int a;\n"
+                              "    int b[10];\n"
+                              "    a = b[c] = 0;\n"
+                              "    return a;\n"
+                              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void localvaralias1()
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"