diff --git a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
index 95870c049..42c64c125 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
@@ -265,7 +265,8 @@ void Variables::write(unsigned int varid, const Token* tok)
 
     if (usage) {
         usage->_write = true;
-        usage->_read = false;
+        if (!usage->_var->isStatic())
+            usage->_read = false;
         usage->_lastAccess = tok;
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index f9e9c887c..27599cebd 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -2901,6 +2901,14 @@ private:
                               "    return x ? a : c;\n"
                               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6]: (style) Variable 'b' is assigned a value that is never used\n", errout.str());
+
+        functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    static int i = 0;\n"
+                              "    if(i < foo())\n"
+                              "        i += 5;\n"
+                              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void localvarextern() {