diff --git a/addons/misra.py b/addons/misra.py
index 19f26123c..70212e109 100755
--- a/addons/misra.py
+++ b/addons/misra.py
@@ -446,6 +446,8 @@ def getEssentialTypeCategory(expr):
     if expr.variable:
         typeToken = expr.variable.typeStartToken
         while typeToken:
+            if typeToken.str == 'char' and not typeToken.isSigned and not typeToken.isUnsigned:
+                return 'char'
             if typeToken.valueType:
                 if typeToken.valueType.type == 'bool':
                     return typeToken.valueType.type
@@ -510,6 +512,8 @@ def getEssentialType(expr):
             if expr.valueType.isFloat():
                 return expr.valueType.type
             if expr.valueType.isIntegral():
+                if (expr.valueType.sign is None) and expr.valueType.type == 'char':
+                    return 'char'
                 return '%s %s' % (expr.valueType.sign, expr.valueType.type)
 
     elif expr.isNumber:
@@ -2082,11 +2086,9 @@ class MisraChecker:
                     elif not isUnsignedType(e2) and not token.astOperand2.isNumber:
                         self.reportError(token, 10, 1)
                 elif token.str in ('~', '&', '|', '^'):
-                    def _is_char(essential_type):
-                        return essential_type and (essential_type.split(' ')[-1] == 'char')
                     e1_et = getEssentialType(token.astOperand1)
                     e2_et = getEssentialType(token.astOperand2)
-                    if _is_char(e1_et) and _is_char(e2_et):
+                    if e1_et == 'char' or e2_et == 'char':
                         self.reportError(token, 10, 1)
 
     def misra_10_2(self, data):
diff --git a/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c b/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c
index a3080d611..7ec32d36e 100644
--- a/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c
+++ b/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static void misra_9_5(void) {
 
 typedef char misra_10_1_char_t;
 #define MISRA_10_1_CHAR char
-static void misra_10_1(uint32_t u, char c1, char c2) {
+static void misra_10_1(uint32_t u, char c1, char c2, uint8_t u8) {
   int32_t i;
   char c;
   enum { E1 = 1 };
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ static void misra_10_1(uint32_t u, char c1, char c2) {
   MISRA_10_1_CHAR cd2 = 'b';
   MISRA_10_1_CHAR cd3;
   cd3 = cd1 & cd2; // 10.1
+
+  uint8_t temp1 = u8 & 0x42U; // no-warning
 }
 static void misra_10_1_ternary(void)
 {
@@ -705,7 +707,7 @@ static void misra_10_6(u8 x, u32 a, u32 b, char c1, char c2) {
   u16 y = x+x; // 10.6
   u16 z = ~u8 x ;//10.6
   u32 c = ( u16) ( u32 a + u32 b ); //10.6
-  s32 i = c1 - c2; // FIXME: False positive for 10.6 (this is compliant). Trac #9488
+  s32 i = c1 - c2; // 10.3 FIXME: False positive for 10.6 (this is compliant). Trac #9488
 }
 static void misra_10_6_1(uint32_t *a, uint16_t b, uint16_t c)
 {