diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 347b5ff83..5cf45e3ec 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -507,6 +507,11 @@ private:
                     const Token *tok2 = tok.next();
                     if (tok2->str() == "[" && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->link(), "] ="))
                     {
+                        if (use_dead_pointer(checks, &tok))
+                        {
+                            return &tok;
+                        }
+
                         parserhs(tok2, checks);
                         tok2 = tok2->link()->next();
                     }
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 796c7a71c..48697ba62 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: p\n", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("static void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "    int *p;\n"
+                       "    p[0] = 135;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: p\n", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar("static void foo()\n"
                        "{\n"
                        "    int *x;\n"