diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index b616b659c..b011c5a66 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -1848,8 +1848,10 @@ Variable::Variable(const Token *name_, const std::string &clangType, const Token
 
     if (endsWith(clangType, " &", 2))
         setFlag(fIsReference, true);
-    else if (endsWith(clangType, " &&", 3))
+    else if (endsWith(clangType, " &&", 3)) {
+        setFlag(fIsReference, true);
         setFlag(fIsRValueRef, true);
+    }
 
     std::string::size_type pos = clangType.find("[");
     if (pos != std::string::npos) {
diff --git a/test/testclangimport.cpp b/test/testclangimport.cpp
index 4c0e86839..b9c3d6357 100644
--- a/test/testclangimport.cpp
+++ b/test/testclangimport.cpp
@@ -1091,6 +1091,7 @@ private:
 
         GET_SYMBOL_DB(clang);
         const Variable *refVar = db->variableList().back();
+        ASSERT(refVar->isReference());
         ASSERT(refVar->isRValueReference());
     }