diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 7d82c576e..d45294452 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -941,6 +941,12 @@ Token *CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::getcode(const Token *tok, std::list<const Toke
                     }
 
                     alloctype = alloc;
+
+                    if (Token::Match(tok, "%var% = %type% ("))
+                    {
+                        tok = tok->tokAt(3)->link();
+                        continue;
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // assignment..
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index d5c25f4aa..2343f8bc0 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;", getcode("int *a = new int[10];", "a"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;", getcode("int * const a = new int[10];", "a"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;", getcode("const int * const a = new int[10];", "a"));
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;", getcode("char *a = g_strdup_printf(\"ab\");", "a"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;", getcode("char *a = g_strdup_printf(\"%i\", f());", "a"));
 
         // alloc; return use;
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";;alloc;returnuse;", getcode("int *a = new int[10]; return a;", "a"));