diff --git a/lib/checknullpointer.cpp b/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
index 12c5bb60e..24db57a34 100644
--- a/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
+++ b/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
@@ -1400,5 +1400,8 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerError(const Token *tok, const std::string &var
 void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerError(const Token *tok, const std::string &varname, const unsigned int line, bool inconclusive)
 {
     const std::string errmsg("Possible null pointer dereference: " + varname + " - otherwise it is redundant to check if " + varname + " is null at line " + MathLib::toString<unsigned int>(line));
-    reportError(tok, Severity::error, "nullPointer", errmsg, inconclusive);
+    if (inconclusive)
+        reportInconclusiveError(tok, Severity::error, "nullPointer", errmsg);
+    else
+        reportError(tok, Severity::error, "nullPointer", errmsg);
 }