diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 4273a0844..a4ed4649c 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ private:
                 const Token *tok2 = tok.next();
                 while (Token::Match(tok2, ". %var%"))
                     tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
-                if (tok2 && tok2->str() != "=")
+                if (tok2 && tok2->str() != "=" && tok.strAt(-1) != "&")
                     use_pointer(checks, &tok);
                 else
                     bailOutVar(checks, tok.varId());
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index a079b7fd0..1343a8cba 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -942,6 +942,13 @@ private:
                        "};\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void f()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    Fred *fred = malloc(sizeof(Fred));\n"
+                       "    x(&fred->f);\n"
+                       "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("void foo(char *s)\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    char *a = malloc(100);\n"