diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 2bd846a51..bd49b6975 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -2495,8 +2495,8 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInClass::variable(const std::string &classname, const Token
                     Dealloc = dealloc;
                 }
 
-                // Function call in destructor .. possible deallocation
-                else if (destructor && Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[{};] %var% ("))
+                // Function call .. possible deallocation
+                else if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[{};] %var% ("))
                 {
                     if (!std::bsearch(tok->str().c_str(), call_func_white_list,
                                       sizeof(call_func_white_list) / sizeof(call_func_white_list[0]),
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index fa3a5e222..d7441c342 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -2851,6 +2851,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(class15);
         TEST_CASE(class16);
         TEST_CASE(class17);
+        TEST_CASE(class18);
 
         TEST_CASE(staticvar);
 
@@ -3223,6 +3224,23 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void class18()
+    {
+        // Ticket #853
+        check("class  A : public x\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "public:\n"
+              "  A()\n"
+              "  {\n"
+              "    a = new char[10];\n"
+              "    foo(a);\n"
+              "  }\n"
+              "private:\n"
+              "  char *a;\n"
+              "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void staticvar()
     {
         check("class A\n"