diff --git a/lib/checksizeof.cpp b/lib/checksizeof.cpp
index de8d9309e..944a47993 100644
--- a/lib/checksizeof.cpp
+++ b/lib/checksizeof.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ static bool isCalculation(const Token *op)
                 operands.push(item->astOperand1());
             if (item->astOperand2())
                 operands.push(item->astOperand2());
+            else if (Token::Match(item, "*|&"))
+                return false;
         }
 
         // type specification => return false
diff --git a/test/testsizeof.cpp b/test/testsizeof.cpp
index f13b6fe71..bfb9d1309 100644
--- a/test/testsizeof.cpp
+++ b/test/testsizeof.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ private:
         check("sizeof(int*[2])");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        check("sizeof(Fred**)");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         check("sizeof(foo++)");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (warning) Found calculation inside sizeof().\n", errout.str());