diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 7264aecaf..0de86bb27 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ bool isTemporary(bool cpp, const Token* tok, const Library* library, bool unknow
         const Token* branchTok = tok->astOperand2();
         if (!branchTok->astOperand1()->valueType())
             return false;
+        if (!branchTok->astOperand2()->valueType())
+            return false;
         return !branchTok->astOperand1()->valueType()->isTypeEqual(branchTok->astOperand2()->valueType());
     }
     if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, "(") && tok->astOperand1() &&
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 2efdb20d0..3ddc8325b 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -3733,6 +3733,14 @@ private:
               "}\n",
               true);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // #11442
+        check("const std::string& f(const P< std::string >& value) {\n"
+              "   static const std::string empty;\n"
+              "   return value.get() == nullptr ? empty : *value;\n"
+              "}\n",
+              true);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void danglingLifetimeBorrowedMembers()