diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 5b2320ee3..067e587d8 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -364,9 +364,10 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<std::string>
         // Class constructor.. initializing variables like this
         // clKalle::clKalle() : var(value) { }
         if (initList) {
-            if (level == 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%var% ("))
-                initVar(ftok->str(), scope, usage);
-            else if (level != 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%var% =")) // assignment in the initializer: var(value = x)
+            if (level == 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%var% (")) {
+                if (ftok->strAt(2) != ")")
+                    initVar(ftok->str(), scope, usage);
+            } else if (level != 0 && Token::Match(ftok, "%var% =")) // assignment in the initializer: var(value = x)
                 assignVar(ftok->str(), scope, usage);
 
             else if (ftok->str() == "(")
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index 6d9f7a160..17988607b 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(uninitVar22); // ticket #3043
         TEST_CASE(uninitVar23); // ticket #3702
         TEST_CASE(uninitVar24); // ticket #3190
+        TEST_CASE(uninitVar25); // ticket #4383
         TEST_CASE(uninitVarEnum);
         TEST_CASE(uninitVarStream);
         TEST_CASE(uninitVarTypedef);
@@ -1616,6 +1617,16 @@ private:
                       "[test.cpp:12]: (warning) Member variable 'Sub::b' is not initialized in the constructor.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void uninitVar25() { // ticket #4383
+        check("class Fred {\n"
+              "    bool b;\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "    Fred() : b() { }\n"
+              "};\n");
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (warning) Member variable 'Fred::b' is not initialized in the constructor.\n" , errout.str());
+    }
+
     void uninitVarArray1() {
         check("class John\n"
               "{\n"