diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 90fd1f537..bfcc2ee5b 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1693,9 +1693,9 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Token *vartok, bool pointer, bool all
                         return true;
                     if (Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% & %var% [,)]"))
                         return true;
-                    if (pointer && !address && Token::Match(argStart, "struct| %type% * %var% [,)]"))
+                    if (pointer && !address && !alloc && Token::Match(argStart, "struct| %type% * %var% [,)]"))
                         return true;
-                    if ((pointer || address) && Token::Match(argStart, "const struct| %type% * %var% [,)]"))
+                    if ((pointer || address) && !alloc && Token::Match(argStart, "const struct| %type% * %var% [,)]"))
                         return true;
                     if ((pointer || address) && Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% %var% [") && Token::Match(argStart->linkAt(3), "] [,)]"))
                         return true;
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 565b0f0ac..4378cdb8b 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -3278,6 +3278,14 @@ private:
                         "    return ab->a;\n" // error
                         "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5]: (error) Uninitialized struct member: ab.a\n", errout.str());
+
+        checkUninitVar2("struct AB { int a; int b; };\n"
+                        "void do_something(struct AB *ab);\n" // unknown function
+                        "int f() {\n"
+                        "    struct AB *ab = malloc(sizeof(struct AB));\n"
+                        "    do_something(ab);\n"
+                        "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void syntax_error() { // Ticket #5073