diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 645380f85..16b144558 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -2104,10 +2104,17 @@ void CheckOther::checkVariableScope()
         bool used = false; // Don't warn about unused variables
         for (; tok != var->scope()->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
             if (tok->str() == "{" && tok->strAt(-1) != "=") {
-                if (used || !checkInnerScope(tok, var, used)) {
+                if (used) {
+                    bool used2 = false;
+                    if (!checkInnerScope(tok, var, used2) || used2) {
+                        reduce = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                } else if (!checkInnerScope(tok, var, used)) {
                     reduce = false;
                     break;
                 }
+
                 tok = tok->link();
             } else if (tok->varId() == var->varId() || tok->str() == "goto") {
                 reduce = false;
@@ -2127,7 +2134,6 @@ bool CheckOther::checkInnerScope(const Token *tok, const Variable* var, bool& us
     bool noContinue = true;
     const Token* forHeadEnd = 0;
     const Token* end = tok->link();
-
     if (scope->type == Scope::eUnconditional && (tok->strAt(-1) == ")" || tok->previous()->isName())) // Might be an unknown macro like BOOST_FOREACH
         loopVariable = true;
 
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 9a43d00a6..ed91edb51 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -915,6 +915,16 @@ private:
                  "    }\n"
                  "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) The scope of the variable 'x' can be reduced.\n", errout.str());
+
+        varScope("void f() {\n"
+                 "    int x;\n"
+                 "    if (a) {\n"
+                 "        x = stuff(x);\n"
+                 "        morestuff(x);\n"
+                 "    }\n"
+                 "    if (b) {}\n"
+                 "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (style) The scope of the variable 'x' can be reduced.\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void checkOldStylePointerCast(const char code[]) {