diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index dd55a2a87..39074a8b6 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -402,11 +402,15 @@ bool CheckClass::canNotCopy(const Scope *scope)
     for (func = scope->functionList.begin(); func != scope->functionList.end(); ++func) {
         if (func->isConstructor())
             constructor = true;
-        if ((func->type == Function::eCopyConstructor) &&
-            func->access == Public)
+        if (func->access != Public)
+            continue;
+        if (func->type == Function::eCopyConstructor) {
             publicCopy = true;
-        else if (func->type == Function::eOperatorEqual && func->access == Public)
+            break;
+        } else if (func->type == Function::eOperatorEqual) {
             publicAssign = true;
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     return constructor && !(publicAssign || publicCopy);