diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index ea274dc5f..880f18343 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -2365,10 +2365,14 @@ bool CheckClass::checkConstFunc(const Scope *scope, const Function *func, bool&
             else if (lhs->str() == ":" && lhs->astParent() && lhs->astParent()->astParent() && lhs->astParent()->str() == "?")
                 lhs = lhs->astParent()->astParent();
             if (lhs->str() == "&") {
-                lhs = lhs->previous();
-                if (lhs->isAssignmentOp() && lhs->previous()->variable()) {
-                    if (lhs->previous()->variable()->typeStartToken()->strAt(-1) != "const" && lhs->previous()->variable()->isPointer())
+                const Token* const top = lhs->astTop();
+                if (top->isAssignmentOp()) {
+                    if (Token::simpleMatch(top->astOperand2(), "{")) // TODO: check usage in init list
                         return false;
+                    else if (top->previous()->variable()) {
+                        if (top->previous()->variable()->typeStartToken()->strAt(-1) != "const" && top->previous()->variable()->isPointer())
+                            return false;
+                    }
                 }
             } else if (lhs->str() == ":" && lhs->astParent() && lhs->astParent()->str() == "(") { // range-based for-loop (C++11)
                 // TODO: We could additionally check what is done with the elements to avoid false negatives. Here we just rely on "const" keyword being used.
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 76d079c92..a198d1381 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -6395,6 +6395,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void const85() { // #11621
+        checkConst("struct S { int* p; };\n"
+                   "struct T { int m; int* p; };\n"
+                   "struct U {\n"
+                   "    int i;\n"
+                   "    void f() { S s = { &i }; }\n"
+                   "    void g() { int* a[] = { &i }; }\n"
+                   "    void h() { T t = { 1, &i }; }\n"
+                   "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void const_handleDefaultParameters() {
         checkConst("struct Foo {\n"
                    "    void foo1(int i, int j = 0) {\n"