diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 304319505..d3b17b1ac 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1462,6 +1462,9 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkLoopBody(const Token *tok, const Variable& var, const
             }
         }
 
+        if (Token::Match(tok, "sizeof|typeof ("))
+            tok = tok->next()->link();
+
         if (Token::Match(tok, "asm ( %str% ) ;"))
             return true;
     }
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 776010083..1d4fac0bc 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -2812,6 +2812,13 @@ private:
                         "    }\n"
                         "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkUninitVar2("static void f(void) {\n"
+                        "    struct ABC *abc;\n"
+                        "    for (i = 0; i < 10; i++)\n"
+                        "        x += sizeof(*abc);\n"
+                        "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void uninitvar2_4494() {