diff --git a/lib/checkstl.cpp b/lib/checkstl.cpp
index 4fdfaa305..a8254aefa 100644
--- a/lib/checkstl.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkstl.cpp
@@ -1326,7 +1326,9 @@ void CheckStl::negativeIndexError(const Token *tok, const ValueFlow::Value &inde
                << ", otherwise there is negative array index " << index.intvalue << ".";
     else
         errmsg << "Array index " << index.intvalue << " is out of bounds.";
-    reportError(errorPath, index.errorSeverity() ? Severity::error : Severity::warning, "negativeContainerIndex", errmsg.str(), CWE786, index.isInconclusive() ? Certainty::inconclusive : Certainty::normal);
+    const auto severity = index.errorSeverity() && index.isKnown() ? Severity::error : Severity::warning;
+    const auto certainty = index.isInconclusive() ? Certainty::inconclusive : Certainty::normal;
+    reportError(errorPath, severity, "negativeContainerIndex", errmsg.str(), CWE786, certainty);
 }
 
 void CheckStl::erase()
diff --git a/lib/valueflow.cpp b/lib/valueflow.cpp
index ad778b722..0ad1bb226 100644
--- a/lib/valueflow.cpp
+++ b/lib/valueflow.cpp
@@ -7217,7 +7217,7 @@ struct MultiValueFlowAnalyzer : ValueFlowAnalyzer {
 
     void addErrorPath(const Token* tok, const std::string& s) override {
         for (auto&& p:values) {
-            p.second.errorPath.emplace_back(tok, "Assuming condition is " + s);
+            p.second.errorPath.emplace_back(tok, s);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/test/teststl.cpp b/test/teststl.cpp
index c7e28d283..c43191248 100644
--- a/test/teststl.cpp
+++ b/test/teststl.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(STLSize);
         TEST_CASE(STLSizeNoErr);
         TEST_CASE(negativeIndex);
+        TEST_CASE(negativeIndexMultiline);
         TEST_CASE(erase1);
         TEST_CASE(erase2);
         TEST_CASE(erase3);
@@ -2324,7 +2325,28 @@ private:
         settings = oldSettings;
     }
 
+    void negativeIndexMultiline() {
+        setMultiline();
+        const auto oldSettings = settings;
+        settings.verbose = true;
 
+        check("bool valid(int);\n" // #11697
+              "void f(int i, const std::vector<int>& v) {\n"
+              "    if (!valid(i))\n"
+              "        return;\n"
+              "    if (v[i]) {}\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "void g(const std::vector<int>& w) {\n"
+              "    f(-1, w);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("test.cpp:5:warning:Array index -1 is out of bounds.\n"
+                      "test.cpp:8:note:Calling function 'f', 1st argument '-1' value is -1\n"
+                      "test.cpp:3:note:Assuming condition is false\n"
+                      "test.cpp:5:note:Negative array index\n",
+                      errout.str());
+
+        settings = oldSettings;
+    }
 
     void erase1() {
         check("void f()\n"