diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 6e29aadd2..bf27dec8d 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ private:
             bool assignment = false;
             for (const Token *tok2 = tok.next(); tok2 && tok2->str() != ";"; tok2 = tok2->next())
             {
-                if (tok2->str() == "=")
+                if (tok2->str() == "=" || tok2->str() == ">>")
                 {
                     assignment = true;
                     break;
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 170e975a9..e4f13bead 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,12 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("static int foo() {\n"
+                       "    int ret;\n"
+                       "    return cin >> ret;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("void f()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    int a;\n"