diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index ad0fe37ac..f132ec44b 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ static bool hasFunctionCall(const Token *tok)
     return hasFunctionCall(tok->astOperand1()) || hasFunctionCall(tok->astOperand2());
 }
 
-FwdAnalysis::Result FwdAnalysis::checkRecursive(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken, const std::set<unsigned int> &exprVarIds, bool local)
+struct FwdAnalysis::Result FwdAnalysis::checkRecursive(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken, const std::set<unsigned int> &exprVarIds, bool local)
 {
     // Parse the given tokens
     for (const Token *tok = startToken; tok != endToken; tok = tok->next()) {
@@ -1098,7 +1098,9 @@ FwdAnalysis::Result FwdAnalysis::checkRecursive(const Token *expr, const Token *
                     return Result(Result::Type::BAILOUT);
                 }
                 if (hasOperand(parent->astParent()->astOperand2(), expr)) {
-                    return Result(Result::Type::READ);
+                    if (mReassign)
+                        return Result(Result::Type::READ);
+                    continue;
                 }
                 const bool reassign = isSameExpression(mCpp, false, expr, parent, mLibrary, false, false, nullptr);
                 if (reassign)
@@ -1169,3 +1171,18 @@ bool FwdAnalysis::hasOperand(const Token *tok, const Token *lhs) const
         return true;
     return hasOperand(tok->astOperand1(), lhs) || hasOperand(tok->astOperand2(), lhs);
 }
+
+const Token *FwdAnalysis::reassign(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken)
+{
+    mReassign = true;
+    Result result = check(expr, startToken, endToken);
+    return result.type == FwdAnalysis::Result::Type::WRITE ? result.token : nullptr;
+}
+
+std::vector<const Token *> FwdAnalysis::reads(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken)
+{
+    mReassign = false;
+    mReads.clear();
+    check(expr, startToken, endToken);
+    return mReads;
+}
diff --git a/lib/astutils.h b/lib/astutils.h
index 76b8e03bd..3e1c7ec5d 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.h
+++ b/lib/astutils.h
@@ -162,8 +162,29 @@ bool isLikelyStreamRead(bool cpp, const Token *op);
 
 class FwdAnalysis {
 public:
-    FwdAnalysis(bool cpp, const Library &library) : mCpp(cpp), mLibrary(library) {}
+    FwdAnalysis(bool cpp, const Library &library) : mCpp(cpp), mLibrary(library), mReassign(false) {}
 
+    bool hasOperand(const Token *tok, const Token *lhs) const;
+
+    /**
+     * Check if "expr" is reassigned. The "expr" can be a tree (x.y[12]).
+     * @param expr Symbolic expression to perform forward analysis for
+     * @param startToken First token in forward analysis
+     * @param endToken Last token in forward analysis
+     * @return Token where expr is reassigned. If it's not reassigned then nullptr is returned.
+     */
+    const Token *reassign(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken);
+
+    /**
+     * Get tokens where "expr" is read. The "expr" can be a tree (x.y[12]).
+     * @param expr Symbolic expression to perform forward analysis for
+     * @param startToken First token in forward analysis
+     * @param endToken Last token in forward analysis
+     * @return vector of read tokens
+     */
+    std::vector<const Token *> reads(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken);
+
+private:
     /** Result of forward analysis */
     struct Result {
         enum class Type { NONE, READ, WRITE, BREAK, RETURN, BAILOUT } type;
@@ -172,22 +193,13 @@ public:
         const Token *token;
     };
 
-    /**
-     * General purpose forward analysis for "expr". The "expr" can be a tree (x.y[12]) or something like that.
-     * @param expr Symbolic expression to perform forward analysis for
-     * @param startToken First token in forward analysis
-     * @param endToken Last token in forward analysis
-     * @return A Result struct.
-     */
     struct Result check(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken);
-
-    bool hasOperand(const Token *tok, const Token *lhs) const;
-
-private:
     struct Result checkRecursive(const Token *expr, const Token *startToken, const Token *endToken, const std::set<unsigned int> &exprVarIds, bool local);
 
     const bool mCpp;
     const Library &mLibrary;
+    bool mReassign;
+    std::vector<const Token *> mReads;
 };
 
 #endif // astutilsH
diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 82be9b1ef..764bbb447 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -486,14 +486,14 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignment()
                     start = tok->findExpressionStartEndTokens().second->next();
 
                 // Get next assignment..
-                FwdAnalysis::Result nextAssign = fwdAnalysis.check(tok->astOperand1(), start, scope->bodyEnd);
+                const Token *nextAssign = fwdAnalysis.reassign(tok->astOperand1(), start, scope->bodyEnd);
 
-                if (nextAssign.type != FwdAnalysis::Result::Type::WRITE || !nextAssign.token)
+                if (!nextAssign)
                     continue;
 
                 // there is redundant assignment. Is there a case between the assignments?
                 bool hasCase = false;
-                for (const Token *tok2 = tok; tok2 != nextAssign.token; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
+                for (const Token *tok2 = tok; tok2 != nextAssign; tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                     if (tok2->str() == "case") {
                         hasCase = true;
                         break;
@@ -502,9 +502,9 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantAssignment()
 
                 // warn
                 if (hasCase)
-                    redundantAssignmentInSwitchError(tok, nextAssign.token, tok->astOperand1()->expressionString());
+                    redundantAssignmentInSwitchError(tok, nextAssign, tok->astOperand1()->expressionString());
                 else
-                    redundantAssignmentError(tok, nextAssign.token, tok->astOperand1()->expressionString(), inconclusive);
+                    redundantAssignmentError(tok, nextAssign, tok->astOperand1()->expressionString(), inconclusive);
             }
         }
     }