diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 43f7c6f2a..af6fe1bc4 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1419,6 +1419,8 @@ private:
                         continue;
                     if (mode == 2 && !c->pointer)
                         continue;
+                    if (mode == 3 && (c->pointer && c->alloc))
+                        continue;
 
                     CheckOther *checkOther = dynamic_cast<CheckOther *>(c->owner);
                     if (checkOther)
@@ -1450,6 +1452,11 @@ private:
         use(foundError, checks, tok, 2);
     }
 
+    static void use_not_pointer(bool &foundError, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &checks, const Token *tok)
+    {
+        use(foundError, checks, tok, 3);
+    }
+
     const Token *parse(const Token &tok, bool &foundError, std::list<ExecutionPath *> &checks) const
     {
         // Variable declaration..
@@ -1650,7 +1657,7 @@ private:
         bool foundError = false;
 
         if (tok.varId() && Token::Match(&tok, "%var% <|<=|==|!=|)|["))
-            use(foundError, checks, &tok);
+            use_not_pointer(foundError, checks, &tok);
 
         else if (Token::Match(&tok, "!| %var% ("))
         {
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 23b4b369c..0ea7f141d 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1314,6 +1314,20 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    char *a;\n"
+                       "    if (a);\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: a\n", errout.str());
+
+        checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    char *a = malloc(100);\n"
+                       "    if (a);\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // struct..
         checkUninitVar("void f()\n"
                        "{\n"