diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 39f38b4ed..34e0e4227 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ private:
 
                 else if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "sizeof ("))
                 {
-                    tok2 = tok2->link();
+                    tok2 = tok2->next()->link();
                     if (!tok2)
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index da4383520..e4a9fb50f 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1148,6 +1148,14 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void f()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    int c;\n"
+                       "    ab(sizeof(xyz), &c);\n"
+                       "    if (c);\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // goto..
         checkUninitVar("void foo(int x)\n"
                        "{\n"