diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index d056d46bf..16b33c702 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -2154,7 +2154,10 @@ private:
 
             if (Token::simpleMatch(tok.next(), "."))
             {
-                if (!Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %var% . %var% ="))
+                const Token *tok2 = tok.next();
+                while (Token::Match(tok2, ". %var%"))
+                    tok2 = tok2->tokAt(2);
+                if (tok2 && tok2->str() != "=")
                     use_pointer(foundError, checks, &tok);
                 else
                     bailOutVar(checks, tok.varId());
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 111476976..a459be7ff 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1647,6 +1647,13 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    ABC *abc = malloc(100);\n"
+                       "    abc->a.word = 123;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    ABC *abc = malloc(100);\n"