diff --git a/lib/preprocessor.cpp b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
index 9d102bd44..c5ac76e2f 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessor.cpp
+++ b/lib/preprocessor.cpp
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ public:
                     }
                     optcomma = false;
                     macrocode += str;
-                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%type% %var%"))
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% %var%"))
                         macrocode += " ";
                 }
             }
diff --git a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
index 11ed8bff0..3f630cbe2 100644
--- a/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
+++ b/test/testpreprocessor.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(macro_simple8);
         TEST_CASE(macro_simple9);
         TEST_CASE(macro_simple10);
+        TEST_CASE(macro_simple11);
         TEST_CASE(macroInMacro);
         TEST_CASE(macro_mismatch);
         TEST_CASE(macro_linenumbers);
@@ -1012,6 +1013,13 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("\nunsigned long x;", OurPreprocessor::expandMacros(filedata));
     }
 
+    void macro_simple11()
+    {
+        const char filedata[] = "#define ABC(x) delete x\n"
+                                "ABC(a);";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("\ndelete a;", OurPreprocessor::expandMacros(filedata));
+    }
+
     void macroInMacro()
     {
         {