diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 1bebcc605..d3b7cac76 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ private:
             return vartok->next();
         }
 
-        if (Token::Match(tok.previous(), "[;{}] %var% ("))
+        if (Token::Match(&tok, "%var% ("))
         {
             // parse usage..
             std::list<const Token *> var;
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 554ecfe6d..f86abb7d6 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ private:
                        "    FILE *f;\n"
                        "    fflush(f);\n"
                        "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("error", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: f\n", errout.str());
 
         // arrays..
         checkUninitVar("void f()\n"