diff --git a/lib/tokenlist.cpp b/lib/tokenlist.cpp
index 69c597adf..9861566c5 100644
--- a/lib/tokenlist.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenlist.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ static void compileTerm(Token *& tok, std::stack<Token*> &op)
                 while (Token::Match(tok, "(|[")) {
                     Token *tok1 = tok;
                     tok = tok->next();
+                    while (Token::Match(tok,"%var% %var%")) // example: sizeof(struct S)
+                        tok = tok->next();
                     compileExpression(tok, op);
                     if (!op.empty()) {
                         tok1->astOperand2(op.top());
diff --git a/test/testtokenize.cpp b/test/testtokenize.cpp
index e5e16e2c1..6785ca8cb 100644
--- a/test/testtokenize.cpp
+++ b/test/testtokenize.cpp
@@ -10100,6 +10100,8 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("a0>bc/?d:", testAst("(a>0) ? (b/(c)) : d;"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("abc/+d+", testAst("a + (b/(c)) + d;"));
 
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("absizeofd(ef.+(=", testAst("a = b(sizeof(c d) + e.f)"));
+
         // for
         ASSERT_EQUALS("for;;(", testAst("for(;;)"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("fora0=a8<a++;;(", testAst("for(a=0;a<8;a++)"));