diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 5fc6d7b9b..e264cbf82 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1361,6 +1361,8 @@ void CheckOther::checkConstVariable()
             continue;
         if (var->isRValueReference())
             continue;
+        if (var->isPointer())
+            continue;
         if (var->isConst())
             continue;
         if (!var->scope())
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index ca3972e83..0832facbd 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -2305,6 +2305,13 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        // #10002
+        check("using A = int*;\n"
+              "void f(const A& x) {\n"
+              "    ++(*x);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         check("void e();\n"
               "void g(void);\n"
               "void h(void);\n"