diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index b07c4ace5..43829c89b 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkConstantFunctionParameter()
         //       const stream parameter).
         if (Token::Match(tok, "std :: string|wstring")) {
             passedByValueError(tok, var->name());
-        } else if (Token::Match(tok, "std :: %type% <")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(tok, "std :: %type% <") && !Token::Match(tok->linkAt(3), "> ::")) {
             passedByValueError(tok, var->name());
         } else if (var->type() || symbolDatabase->isClassOrStruct(tok->str())) {  // Check if type is a struct or class.
             passedByValueError(tok, var->name());
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 0ae96fbc7..41a217139 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -969,6 +969,9 @@ private:
         testPassedByValue("void f(const std::vector<std::string> v) {}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:1]: (performance) Function parameter 'v' should be passed by reference.\n", errout.str());
 
+        testPassedByValue("void f(const std::vector<std::string>::size_type s) {}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         testPassedByValue("void f(const std::vector<int> &v) {}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());