diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index a2ef0c9c2..26f3ba195 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ bool isConstVarExpression(const Token *tok)
     }
     if (Token::Match(tok, "( %type%"))
         return isConstVarExpression(tok->astOperand1());
-    if (Token::Match(tok, "%cop%")) {
+    if (Token::Match(tok, "%cop%|[|.")) {
         if (tok->astOperand1() && !isConstVarExpression(tok->astOperand1()))
             return false;
         if (tok->astOperand2() && !isConstVarExpression(tok->astOperand2()))
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index ec6f50da2..ba56b2a93 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -7574,6 +7574,21 @@ private:
               "    g(static_cast<int>(i));\n"
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // #8986
+        check("void f(int);\n"
+              "void g() {\n"
+              "    const int x[] = { 10, 10 };\n"
+              "    f(x[0]);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(int);\n"
+              "void g() {\n"
+              "    int x[] = { 10, 10 };\n"
+              "    f(x[0]);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 };