diff --git a/src/checkclass.cpp b/src/checkclass.cpp
index 6562f3051..ffb71b671 100644
--- a/src/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/src/checkclass.cpp
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void CheckClass::checkConstructors(const Token *tok1, const char funcname[])
 
             // Is it a static member variable?
             std::ostringstream pattern;
-            pattern << className << "::" << var->name << "=";
+            pattern << className << " :: " << var->name << " =";
             if (Token::findmatch(_tokenizer->tokens(), pattern.str().c_str()))
                 continue;
 
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index a6d81cf27..fe6b0761d 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,19 @@ private:
                        "  float f;\n"
                        "};\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6]: (style) Member variable not initialized in the constructor 'B::f'\n", errout.str());
+
+        checkUninitVar("class C\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    FILE *fp;\n"
+                       "\n"
+                       "public:\n"
+                       "    C(FILE *fp);\n"
+                       "};\n"
+                       "\n"
+                       "C::C(FILE *fp) {\n"
+                       "    C::fp = fp;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void uninitVarEnum()