diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index c258568d7..d745d46b0 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -1672,7 +1672,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::tokenizeCondition(const std::string &code)
     simplifyCAlternativeTokens();
 
     // Convert e.g. atol("0") into 0
-    while (simplifyMathFunctions()) {};
+    simplifyMathFunctions();
 
     simplifyDoublePlusAndDoubleMinus();
 
@@ -3563,7 +3563,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList1(const char FileName[])
     simplifyInitVar();
 
     // Convert e.g. atol("0") into 0
-    while (simplifyMathFunctions()) {};
+    simplifyMathFunctions();
 
     simplifyDoublePlusAndDoubleMinus();
 
@@ -3786,7 +3786,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyTokenList2()
 
     simplifyStaticConst();
 
-    while (simplifyMathFunctions()) {};
+    simplifyMathFunctions();
 
     validate();
 
@@ -8384,10 +8384,10 @@ bool Tokenizer::isTwoNumber(const std::string &s)
 // Reference:
 // - http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/cmath/
 // ------------------------------------------------------
-bool Tokenizer::simplifyMathFunctions()
+void Tokenizer::simplifyMathFunctions()
 {
-    bool simplifcationMade = false;
     for (Token *tok = list.front(); tok; tok = tok->next()) {
+        bool simplifcationMade = false;
         if (tok->isName() && tok->strAt(1) == "(") { // precondition for function
             if (Token::Match(tok, "atol ( %str% )")) { //@todo Add support for atoll()
                 if (tok->previous() &&
@@ -8619,9 +8619,13 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyMathFunctions()
                 }
             }
         }
+        // Jump back to begin of statement if a simplification was performed
+        if (simplifcationMade) {
+            while (tok->previous() && tok->str() != ";") {
+                tok = tok->previous();
+            }
+        }
     }
-    // returns true if a simplifcation was performed and false otherwise.
-    return simplifcationMade;
 }
 
 void Tokenizer::simplifyComma()
diff --git a/lib/tokenize.h b/lib/tokenize.h
index 58016bc4e..8300c3e36 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.h
+++ b/lib/tokenize.h
@@ -499,9 +499,8 @@ public:
 
     /**
      * Simplify e.g. 'atol("0")' into '0'
-     * @return true if simplifcations performed and false otherwise.
      */
-    bool simplifyMathFunctions();
+    void simplifyMathFunctions();
 
     /**
      * Simplify e.g. 'sin(0)' into '0'
diff --git a/test/testtokenize.cpp b/test/testtokenize.cpp
index be7e33f24..a4fc9cd8a 100644
--- a/test/testtokenize.cpp
+++ b/test/testtokenize.cpp
@@ -8088,6 +8088,7 @@ private:
                              "    std::cout<<llabs(-1);\n"
                              "    std::cout<<atol(\"1\");\n"
                              "    std::cout<<atol(\"x\");\n"
+                             "    std::cout<<abs(atol(\"1\"));\n" // nested calls
                              "}";
         const char expected1[] = "void foo ( ) {\n"
                                  "std :: cout << 0 ;\n"
@@ -8104,6 +8105,7 @@ private:
                                  "std :: cout << 1 ;\n"
                                  "std :: cout << 1 ;\n"
                                  "std :: cout << atol ( \"x\" ) ;\n"
+                                 "std :: cout << 1 ;\n"
                                  "}";
         ASSERT_EQUALS(expected1, tokenizeAndStringify(code1));