diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 8146ba498..1b99c7f22 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -960,6 +960,28 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
                             dep = true;
                             break;
                         }
+                        if (innerParlevel > 0 && Token::Match(tok2, "%var% ("))
+                        {
+                            bool use = false;
+                            for (const Token *tok3 = tok2->tokAt(2); tok3; tok3 = tok3->next())
+                            {
+                                if (tok3->str() == "(")
+                                    tok3 = tok3->link();
+                                else if (tok3->str() == ")")
+                                    break;
+                                else if (Token::Match(tok3->previous(), "(|, %varid% ,|)", varid))
+                                {
+                                    use = true;
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+                            if (use)
+                            {
+                                addtoken("use");
+                                addtoken(";");
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
                     }
 
                     if (Token::Match(tok, "if ( ! %varid% &&", varid))
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index f038f3620..bfe589d13 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;", getcode("char *s; s2 = s;", "s"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;", getcode("char *s; s2 = s + 10;", "s"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;", getcode("char *s; s2 = x + s;", "s"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;if{;}", getcode("char *s; if (foo(s)) ;", "s"));
 
         // return..
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;return;", getcode("char *s; return;", "s"));