diff --git a/lib/valueflow.cpp b/lib/valueflow.cpp
index d070bab94..9a12f4772 100644
--- a/lib/valueflow.cpp
+++ b/lib/valueflow.cpp
@@ -3441,13 +3441,11 @@ bool isLifetimeBorrowed(const Token *tok, const Settings *settings)
     const Token* parent = nullptr;
     const ValueType* vt = tok->valueType();
     std::vector<ValueType> vtParents = getParentValueTypes(tok, settings, &parent);
-    if (vt) {
-        for (const ValueType& vtParent : vtParents) {
-            if (isLifetimeBorrowed(vt, &vtParent))
-                return true;
-            if (isLifetimeOwned(vt, &vtParent))
-                return false;
-        }
+    for (const ValueType& vtParent : vtParents) {
+        if (isLifetimeBorrowed(vt, &vtParent))
+            return true;
+        if (isLifetimeOwned(vt, &vtParent))
+            return false;
     }
     if (parent) {
         if (isDifferentType(tok, parent))
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 5f3cbb728..63771346d 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -2573,6 +2573,12 @@ private:
               "    h = 1;\n"
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("std::string f(std::string s) {\n"
+              "    std::string ss = (\":\" + s).c_str();\n"
+              "    return ss;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void danglingLifetimeContainerView()