diff --git a/lib/executionpath.cpp b/lib/executionpath.cpp
index 5437c5e58..abaab0a2c 100644
--- a/lib/executionpath.cpp
+++ b/lib/executionpath.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ static const Token *checkExecutionPaths_(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPa
 
         if (Token::Match(tok, "= {"))
         {
+            // GCC struct initialization.. bail out
+            if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), ". %var% ="))
+            {
+                ExecutionPath::bailOut(checks);
+                return 0;
+            }
+
             tok = tok->next()->link();
             if (!tok)
             {
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index e176dec88..ef647a80b 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1280,6 +1280,16 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        // #1533
+        checkUninitVar("char a()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    char key;\n"
+                       "    struct A msg = { .buf = {&key} };\n"
+                       "    init(&msg);\n"
+                       "    return key;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "   char *buf = malloc(100);\n"