diff --git a/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index beb5ab82a..782c5f141 100644
--- a/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/src/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -1352,13 +1352,21 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok, bool &all)
                 done = false;
             }
 
-            // Reduce "alloc|dealloc|use ; exit ;" => "; exit ;"
+            // Reduce "alloc|dealloc|use|callfunc ; exit ;" => "; exit ;"
             if (Token::Match(tok2, "alloc|dealloc|use|callfunc ; exit ;"))
             {
                 tok2->deleteThis();
                 done = false;
             }
 
+            // Reduce "if loop ; exit ;" => "; exit ;"
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "if loop ; exit ;"))
+            {
+                tok2->deleteThis();
+                tok2->deleteThis();
+                done = false;
+            }
+
             // Reduce "alloc|dealloc|use ; if(var) exit ;"
             if (Token::Match(tok2, "alloc|dealloc|use ; if(var) exit ;"))
             {
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index bcb7abaad..0b3763028 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ private:
 
         // exit..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; exit ;", simplifycode("; alloc; exit;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("; exit ;", simplifycode("; alloc; if { loop ; } dealloc; exit;"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";", simplifycode("; if { alloc; exit; }"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; alloc ;", simplifycode("; alloc ; if { use; exit; }"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; alloc ;", simplifycode("; alloc ; if(!var) { exit; }"));