diff --git a/lib/checkstl.cpp b/lib/checkstl.cpp
index 4db081998..db30455a1 100644
--- a/lib/checkstl.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkstl.cpp
@@ -749,8 +749,18 @@ void CheckStl::invalidContainer()
                 continue;
             std::set<nonneg int> skipVarIds;
             // Skip if the variable is assigned to
-            if (Token::Match(tok->astTop(), "%assign%") && Token::Match(tok->astTop()->previous(), "%var%"))
-                skipVarIds.insert(tok->astTop()->previous()->varId());
+            const Token* assignExpr = tok;
+            while (assignExpr->astParent()) {
+                bool isRHS = astIsRHS(assignExpr);
+                assignExpr = assignExpr->astParent();
+                if (Token::Match(assignExpr, "%assign%")) {
+                    if (!isRHS)
+                        assignExpr = nullptr;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (Token::Match(assignExpr, "%assign%") && Token::Match(assignExpr->astOperand1(), "%var%"))
+                skipVarIds.insert(assignExpr->astOperand1()->varId());
             const Token * endToken = nextAfterAstRightmostLeaf(tok->next()->astParent());
             if (!endToken)
                 endToken = tok->next();
diff --git a/test/teststl.cpp b/test/teststl.cpp
index f6c83cd3b..3ca8cfab1 100644
--- a/test/teststl.cpp
+++ b/test/teststl.cpp
@@ -4111,6 +4111,13 @@ private:
               "    }\n"
               "}\n",true);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // #9598
+        check("void f(std::vector<std::string> v) {\n"
+              "    for (auto it = v.begin(); it != v.end(); it = v.erase(it))\n"
+              "        *it;\n"
+              "}\n",true);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void findInsert() {