diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 0427a17bf..68d371f4d 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ struct FwdAnalysis::Result FwdAnalysis::checkRecursive(const Token *expr, const
                     if (result.type != Result::Type::NONE)
                         return result;
                 } else if (Token::simpleMatch(bodyStart->link(), "} else {")) {
-                    bodyStart = bodyStart->tokAt(2);
+                    bodyStart = bodyStart->link()->tokAt(2);
                     FwdAnalysis::Result result = checkRecursive(expr, bodyStart, bodyStart->link(), exprVarIds, local, true, depth);
                     if (result.type != Result::Type::NONE)
                         return result;