diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 259b928f0..fe623c4c8 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, bool all
         }
     }
 
-    if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "= %var% ;|%cop%"))
+    if (!alloc && Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "= %var% ;|%cop%"))
         return true;
 
     if (Token::Match(vartok->previous(), "? %var%")) {
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index faa5052f6..aa3f8a353 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -3348,6 +3348,12 @@ private:
                         "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar2("void f() {\n"
+                        "    char *p = malloc(100);\n"
+                        "    x = p;\n"
+                        "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // function parameter (treat it as initialized until malloc is used)
         checkUninitVar2("int f(int *p) {\n"
                         "    if (*p == 1) {}\n" // no error