diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 14b53a6b2..9ad1f62a1 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -2517,7 +2517,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkConstantFunctionParameter()
 
     for (const Token *tok = _tokenizer->tokens(); tok; tok = tok->next())
     {
-        if (Token::Match(tok, "[,(] const std :: %type% %var% [,)]"))
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "[,(] const std :: string %var% [,)]"))
         {
             passedByValueError(tok, tok->strAt(5));
         }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 9466e0c8e..f3d7c3c30 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -837,6 +837,10 @@ private:
 
         testPassedByValue("void f(const std::map<std::string,int> v) {}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (performance) Function parameter 'v' should be passed by reference.\n", errout.str());
+
+        testPassedByValue("void f(const std::streamoff pos) {}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
     }
 
     void mathfunctionCall1()