diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 2763be0fb..fd157965c 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -2121,6 +2121,11 @@ void CheckOther::checkStructMemberUsage()
         {
             // Declaring struct variable..
             std::string varname;
+
+            // declaring a POD variable?
+            if (!tok->next()->isStandardType())
+                continue;
+
             if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %var% [;[]"))
                 varname = tok->strAt(2);
             else if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "%type% %type% %var% [;[]"))
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index df10d576c..2782d2cc3 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(structmember8);
         TEST_CASE(structmember9);  // #2017 - struct is inherited
         TEST_CASE(structmember_extern);		// No false positives for extern structs
+        TEST_CASE(structmember10);
 
         TEST_CASE(localvar1);
         TEST_CASE(localvar2);
@@ -297,6 +298,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void structmember10()
+    {
+        // Fred may have some useful side-effects
+        checkStructMemberUsage("struct abc {\n"
+                               "    Fred fred;\n"
+                               "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void structmember_extern()
     {
         // extern struct => no false positive