diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 11f3820cc..13b2ea25a 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -2255,7 +2255,8 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::checkReallocUsage()
                 --indentlevel;
             }
 
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = realloc|g_try_realloc ( %var% ,") &&
+            if (tok->varId() > 0 &&
+                Token::Match(tok, "%var% = realloc|g_try_realloc ( %var% ,") &&
                 tok->varId() == tok->tokAt(4)->varId() &&
                 parameterVarIds.find(tok->varId()) == parameterVarIds.end())
             {
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index c911e2cde..4d9e91c98 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(realloc6);
         TEST_CASE(realloc7);
         TEST_CASE(realloc8);
+        TEST_CASE(realloc9);
 
         TEST_CASE(assign);
 
@@ -2059,6 +2060,15 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void realloc9()
+    {
+        check("void foo()\n"
+              "{\n"
+              "    x = realloc(x,100);\n"
+              "}\n", false);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void assign()
     {
         check("void foo()\n"