diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 4346b51b8..a8fbe2b9a 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -1266,7 +1266,8 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
 
             else if (varid && Token::Match(tok, "return &| %varid%", varid))
             {
-                addtoken("use");
+                if (!Token::Match(tok, "return %var% ["))
+                    addtoken("use");
             }
 
             else if (varid && Token::Match(tok, "return strcpy|strncpy|memcpy ( %varid%", varid))
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index a940ceaaa..2b2c6180f 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ private:
 
         // alloc; return;
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;return;", getcode("char *s = new char[100]; return 0;", "s"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;return;", getcode("char *s = new char[100]; return s[0];", "s"));
 
         // lock/unlock..
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;", getcode("int a; __cppcheck_lock();", ""));