diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 0aaf6944e..35621f4a1 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ bool isUsedAsBool(const Token* const tok, const Settings* settings)
         return true;
     if (isForLoopCondition(tok))
         return true;
-    if (!Token::Match(parent, "%cop%")) {
+    if (!Token::Match(parent, "%cop%") && !(parent->str() == "(" && tok == parent->astOperand1())) {
         if (parent->str() == "," && parent->isInitComma())
             return false;
         std::vector<ValueType> vtParents = getParentValueTypes(tok, settings);
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 0615492fb..3997d333a 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -11640,6 +11640,12 @@ private:
               "    if (dynamic_cast<D*>(b)) {}\n"
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("bool (*ptr)();\n" // #12170
+              "void f() {\n"
+              "    if (!ptr || !ptr()) {}\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 };