diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index 3076e6d72..2a367bd0a 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void CheckFunctions::checkIgnoredReturnValue()
         const Scope * scope = symbolDatabase->functionScopes[i];
         for (const Token* tok = scope->classStart->next(); tok != scope->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
             // c++11 initialization
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% {"))
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% (| {"))
                 tok = tok->linkAt(1);
 
             if (tok->varId() || !Token::Match(tok, "%name% (") || tok->strAt(-1) == ".")
diff --git a/test/testfunctions.cpp b/test/testfunctions.cpp
index 4cd73c18c..953042523 100644
--- a/test/testfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testfunctions.cpp
@@ -894,13 +894,18 @@ private:
               "   void * res{malloc(size)};\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-        
+
         // #7447
         check("void foo() {\n"
               "   int x{mystrcmp(a,b)};\n"
               "}", "test.cpp", &settings2);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
-        
+
+        // #7905
+        check("void foo() {\n"
+              "   int x({mystrcmp(a,b)});\n"
+              "}", "test.cpp", &settings2);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 };