diff --git a/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp b/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp
index fbc2c2008..5b2e6f508 100644
--- a/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkleakautovar.cpp
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ static bool isVarUsedInTree(const Token *tok, unsigned int varid)
         return false;
     if (tok->varId() == varid)
         return true;
+    if (tok->str() == "(" && Token::simpleMatch(tok->astOperand1(), "sizeof"))
+        return false;
     return isVarUsedInTree(tok->astOperand1(), varid) || isVarUsedInTree(tok->astOperand2(), varid);
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testleakautovar.cpp b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
index cb8ea5008..62acae14d 100644
--- a/test/testleakautovar.cpp
+++ b/test/testleakautovar.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Memory leak: p\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void assign15() {
+        // #8120
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "   baz *p;\n"
+              "   p = malloc(sizeof *p);\n"
+              "   free(p);\n"
+              "   p = malloc(sizeof *p);\n"
+              "   free(p);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void deallocuse1() {
         check("void f(char *p) {\n"
               "    free(p);\n"