diff --git a/lib/executionpath.cpp b/lib/executionpath.cpp
index 96f85e628..c04bf84fd 100644
--- a/lib/executionpath.cpp
+++ b/lib/executionpath.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ static const Token *checkExecutionPaths_(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPa
             return 0;
         }
 
+        // .. ) { ... }  => bail out
+        if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, ") {"))
+        {
+            ExecutionPath::bailOut(checks);
+            return 0;
+        }
+
         if (Token::Match(tok, "abort|exit ("))
         {
             ExecutionPath::bailOut(checks);
@@ -118,6 +125,19 @@ static const Token *checkExecutionPaths_(const Token *tok, std::list<ExecutionPa
             continue;
         }
 
+        // ; { ... }
+        if (Token::Match(tok->previous(), "[;{}] {"))
+        {
+            const Token *tokerr = checkExecutionPaths_(tok->next(), checks);
+            if (tokerr)
+            {
+                ExecutionPath::bailOut(checks);
+                return tokerr;
+            }
+            tok = tok->link();
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (tok->str() == "if")
         {
             std::list<ExecutionPath *> newchecks;
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 8f11a8719..4eefbcf61 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1587,6 +1587,34 @@ private:
                        "    strchr(s.c_str(), ',');\n"
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // ; { .. }
+        checkUninitVar("int foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "  int retval;\n"
+                       "  if (condition) {\n"
+                       "    { }\n"
+                       "    retval = 1; }\n"
+                       "  else\n"
+                       "    retval = 2;\n"
+                       "  return retval;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // macro_for..
+        checkUninitVar("int foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "  int retval;\n"
+                       "  if (condition) {\n"
+                       "    for12(1,2) { }\n"
+                       "    retval = 1;\n"
+                       "  }\n"
+                       "  else\n"
+                       "    retval = 2;\n"
+                       "  return retval;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
     }