diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 32072b402..0e73d66d0 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ private:
                     --parlevel;
                 }
 
-                else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "sizeof ("))
+                else if (Token::Match(tok2, "sizeof|typeof ("))
                 {
                     tok2 = tok2->next()->link();
                     if (!tok2)
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index c23e67bdc..b69a977cd 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1400,6 +1400,12 @@ private:
                        "    typeof(fred->x);\n"
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        checkUninitVar("void f() {\n"
+                       "    struct SData * s;\n"
+                       "    ab(typeof(s->status));\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 };