diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index 3df1a170c..3c858b1f3 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -878,13 +878,13 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyTypedef()
         //           typedef ... (( ... type )( ... ));
         //           typedef ... ( * ( ... type )( ... ));
         else if (tokOffset->str() == "(" && (
-                     (Token::Match(tokOffset->link()->previous(), "%type% ) (") &&
+                     (tokOffset->link() && Token::Match(tokOffset->link()->previous(), "%type% ) (") &&
                       Token::Match(tokOffset->link()->next()->link(), ") const|volatile|;")) ||
                      (Token::simpleMatch(tokOffset, "( (") &&
-                      Token::Match(tokOffset->next()->link()->previous(), "%type% ) (") &&
+                      tokOffset->next() && Token::Match(tokOffset->next()->link()->previous(), "%type% ) (") &&
                       Token::Match(tokOffset->next()->link()->next()->link(), ") const|volatile| ) ;|,")) ||
                      (Token::simpleMatch(tokOffset, "( * (") &&
-                      Token::Match(tokOffset->linkAt(2)->previous(), "%type% ) (") &&
+                      tokOffset->linkAt(2) && Token::Match(tokOffset->linkAt(2)->previous(), "%type% ) (") &&
                       Token::Match(tokOffset->linkAt(2)->next()->link(), ") const|volatile| ) ;|,")))) {
             if (tokOffset->next()->str() == "(")
                 tokOffset = tokOffset->next();
diff --git a/test/testgarbage.cpp b/test/testgarbage.cpp
index 45ac2a0f3..e884e7035 100644
--- a/test/testgarbage.cpp
+++ b/test/testgarbage.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode59); // #6735
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode60); // #6736
         TEST_CASE(garbageCode61);
+        TEST_CASE(garbageCode62);
 
         TEST_CASE(garbageValueFlow);
         TEST_CASE(garbageSymbolDatabase);
@@ -565,6 +566,10 @@ private:
         ASSERT_THROW(checkCode("{ (const U&) }; { }; { }; struct U : virtual public"), InternalError);
     }
 
+    void garbageCode62() { // #6738
+        checkCode("(int arg2) { } { } typedef void (func_type) (int, int); typedef func_type&");
+    }
+
 
     void garbageValueFlow() {
         // #6089