diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 65c1da3b5..d431f1d8a 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1528,6 +1528,8 @@ void CheckUninitVar::valueFlowUninit()
                 continue;
             if (v->indirect > 1 || v->indirect < 0)
                 continue;
+            if (v->indirect == 0 && !isVariableUsage(tok, tok->valueType() && tok->valueType()->pointer > 0, NO_ALLOC))
+                continue;
             bool uninitderef = false;
             if (tok->variable()) {
                 bool unknown;
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 443a7ec25..2aebecf42 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -4639,6 +4639,13 @@ private:
                         "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        // range for..
+        valueFlowUninit("void f() {\n"
+                        "    X *item;\n"
+                        "    for (item: itemList) {}\n"
+                        "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // macro_for..
         valueFlowUninit("int foo()\n"
                         "{\n"