diff --git a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
index f0f3cc40c..14f7efab9 100644
--- a/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static bool getDimensionsEtc(const Token * const arrayToken, const Settings *set
         dim.num = Token::getStrArraySize(stringLiteral);
         dim.known = array->hasKnownValue();
         dimensions->emplace_back(dim);
-    } else if (array->valueType() && array->valueType()->pointer >= 1 && array->valueType()->isIntegral()) {
+    } else if (array->valueType() && array->valueType()->pointer >= 1 && (array->valueType()->isIntegral() || array->valueType()->isFloat())) {
         const ValueFlow::Value *value = getBufferSizeValue(array);
         if (!value)
             return false;
diff --git a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
index 39a5124a6..c2eeb93f1 100644
--- a/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
+++ b/test/testbufferoverrun.cpp
@@ -1247,6 +1247,14 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Array 'p[10]' accessed at index 10, which is out of bounds.\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("void f()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "  float *p; p = (float *)malloc(10 * sizeof(float));\n"
+              "  p[10] = 7;\n"
+              "  free(p);\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Array 'p[10]' accessed at index 10, which is out of bounds.\n", errout.str());
+
         check("void f()\n"
               "{\n"
               "  char *p; p = (char *)malloc(10);\n"