diff --git a/lib/checknullpointer.cpp b/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
index cd9863398..11a8163bd 100644
--- a/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
+++ b/lib/checknullpointer.cpp
@@ -553,7 +553,8 @@ void CheckNullPointer::nullPointerByCheckAndDeRef()
 
                 // calling unknown function (abort/init)..
                 if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, ") ;") &&
-                    Token::Match(tok2->link()->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] %var% ("))
+                    (Token::Match(tok2->link()->tokAt(-2), "[;{}] %var% (") ||
+                     Token::Match(tok2->link()->tokAt(-5), "[;{}] ( * %var% ) (")))
                 {
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/test/testnullpointer.cpp b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
index ece9477dd..316d71dbc 100644
--- a/test/testnullpointer.cpp
+++ b/test/testnullpointer.cpp
@@ -754,6 +754,14 @@ private:
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        check("void foo(char *p) {\n"
+              "    if (!p) {\n"
+              "        (*bail)();\n"
+              "    }\n"
+              "    *p = 0;\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         check("void foo(char *p) {\n"
               "    if (!p) {\n"
               "        throw x;\n"