diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 97b267849..65b0512e0 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -1388,6 +1388,11 @@ const Token * getTokenArgumentFunction(const Token * tok, int& argn)
     while (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "."))
         tok = tok->astOperand2();
     while (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "::")) {
+        // If there is only a op1 and not op2, then this is a global scope
+        if (!tok->astOperand2() && tok->astOperand1()) {
+            tok = tok->astOperand1();
+            break;
+        }
         tok = tok->astOperand2();
         if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "<") && tok->link())
             tok = tok->astOperand1();
diff --git a/test/teststl.cpp b/test/teststl.cpp
index 196a393b9..24f59c045 100644
--- a/test/teststl.cpp
+++ b/test/teststl.cpp
@@ -4713,6 +4713,20 @@ private:
               "}\n",
               true);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("static void f1(std::list<std::string>& parameters) {\n"
+              "    parameters.push_back(a);\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "int f2(std::list<std::string>& parameters) {\n"
+              "    f1(parameters);\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "void f3() {\n"
+              "    std::list<std::string> parameters;\n"
+              "    int res = ::f2(parameters);\n"
+              "    for (auto param : parameters) {}\n"
+              "}\n",
+              true);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void checkMutexes() {