diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 2df5549fe..813f1c61b 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -1113,6 +1113,11 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
 
                         if (Token::Match(tok2, "[=+(,] %varid%", varid))
                         {
+                            if (!rhs && Token::Match(tok2, "[(,]"))
+                            {
+                                addtoken(&rettail, tok, "use");
+                                addtoken(&rettail, tok, ";");
+                            }
                             rhs = true;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index be2bc763d..868f1e678 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";{};;alloc;;use;", getcode("struct Foo { }; Foo *p; p = malloc(10); const Foo *q; q = p;", "p"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;use;", getcode("Fred *fred; p.setFred(fred = new Fred);", "fred"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;", getcode("struct AB *ab; f(ab->a);", "ab"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;use;", getcode("struct AB *ab; ab = pop(ab);", "ab"));
 
         // non-use..
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;", getcode("char *s; s = s + 1;", "s"));