diff --git a/lib/checkcondition.cpp b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
index b1acf4305..9ef95295e 100644
--- a/lib/checkcondition.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
@@ -494,9 +494,13 @@ void CheckCondition::multiCondition2()
             if (cond->varId()) {
                 vars.insert(cond->varId());
                 const Variable *var = cond->variable();
-                nonlocal |= (var && (!var->isLocal() || var->isStatic()) && !var->isArgument());
-                // TODO: if var is pointer check what it points at
-                nonlocal |= (var && (var->isPointer() || var->isReference()));
+                if (!nonlocal && var) {
+                    if (!(var->isLocal() || var->isStatic() || var->isArgument()))
+                        nonlocal = true;
+                    else if ((var->isPointer() || var->isReference()) && !Token::simpleMatch(cond->astParent(), "!"))
+                        // TODO: if var is pointer check what it points at
+                        nonlocal = true;
+                }
             } else if (!nonlocal && cond->isName()) {
                 // varid is 0. this is possibly a nonlocal variable..
                 nonlocal = Token::Match(cond->astParent(), "%cop%|(|[");
@@ -534,7 +538,6 @@ void CheckCondition::multiCondition2()
                             sameConditionAfterEarlyExitError(cond1, cond2);
                     }
                 }
-
             }
             if (Token::Match(tok, "%type% (") && nonlocal) // function call -> bailout if there are nonlocal variables
                 break;
diff --git a/test/testcondition.cpp b/test/testcondition.cpp
index ad94819cf..2a8d73bbd 100644
--- a/test/testcondition.cpp
+++ b/test/testcondition.cpp
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:5] -> [test.cpp:7]: (warning) Opposite inner 'if' condition leads to a dead code block.\n", errout.str());
 
+        // pointers...
         check("void f(struct ABC *abc) {\n"
               "   struct AB *ab = abc->ab;\n"
               "   if (ab->a == 123){\n"
@@ -1463,6 +1464,13 @@ private:
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        check("void f(const int *i) {\n"
+              "  if (!i) return;\n"
+              "  if (!num1tok) { *num1 = *num2; }\n"
+              "  if (!i) {}\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2] -> [test.cpp:4]: (warning) Same condition, second condition is always false\n", errout.str());
+
         {
             // #6095 - calling member function that might change the state
             check("void f() {\n"