diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index a4d079784..939b4e5a3 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -550,9 +550,9 @@ void CheckOther::redundantAssignmentError(const Token *tok1, const Token* tok2,
 
 void CheckOther::redundantInitializationError(const Token *tok1, const Token* tok2, const std::string& var, bool inconclusive)
 {
-    const std::list<const Token *> callstack = { tok1, tok2 };
+    const std::list<const Token *> callstack = { tok2, tok1 };
     reportError(callstack, Severity::style, "redundantInitialization",
-                "$symbol:" + var + "\nRedundant initialization for '$symbol'. The initialized value is never used.",
+                "$symbol:" + var + "\nRedundant initialization for '$symbol'. The initialized value is overwritten before it is read.",
                 CWE563,
                 inconclusive);
 }
diff --git a/test/cfg/posix.c b/test/cfg/posix.c
index 719e715b0..7f0a6df1a 100644
--- a/test/cfg/posix.c
+++ b/test/cfg/posix.c
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ void timet_h(struct timespec* ptp1)
 
 void dl(const char* libname, const char* func)
 {
+    // cppcheck-suppress redundantInitialization
     void* lib = dlopen(libname, RTLD_NOW);
     // cppcheck-suppress resourceLeak
-    // cppcheck-suppress redundantAssignment
     lib = dlopen(libname, RTLD_LAZY);
     const char* funcname;
     // cppcheck-suppress uninitvar
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index a7e09b6a2..0c2ec457e 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -6554,13 +6554,13 @@ private:
               "    int err = -ENOMEM;\n"
               "    err = dostuff();\n"
               "}");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:3]: (style) Redundant initialization for 'err'. The initialized value is never used.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:2]: (style) Redundant initialization for 'err'. The initialized value is overwritten before it is read.\n", errout.str());
 
         check("void f() {\n"
               "    struct S s = {1,2,3};\n"
               "    s = dostuff();\n"
               "}");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:3]: (style) Redundant initialization for 's'. The initialized value is never used.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:2]: (style) Redundant initialization for 's'. The initialized value is overwritten before it is read.\n", errout.str());
 
         check("void f() {\n"
               "    int *p = NULL;\n"