diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 04d870ef6..3f80505ad 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -1532,7 +1532,7 @@ void CheckClass::checkConst()
 
                 // skip private: public: etc
                 if (tok2->isName() && tok2->str().find(":") != std::string::npos)
-                    tok2 = tok2->next();
+                    continue;
 
                 // static functions can't be const
                 // virtual functions may be non-const for a reason
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index 48addef36..668e3b709 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(const3);
         TEST_CASE(const4);
         TEST_CASE(const5); // ticket #1482
+        TEST_CASE(const6); // ticket #1491
         TEST_CASE(constoperator);   // operator< can often be const
         TEST_CASE(constincdec);     // increment/decrement => non-const
         TEST_CASE(constReturnReference);
@@ -2064,6 +2065,16 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (style) The function 'A::foo' can be const\n", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void const6()
+    {
+        // ticket # 1491
+        checkConst("class foo {\n"
+                   "public:\n"
+                   "};\n"
+                   "void bar() {}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     // increment/decrement => not const
     void constincdec()
     {