diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index e3c353c44..4ace9415f 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -9268,8 +9268,9 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyKeyword()
 
             // simplify static keyword:
             // void foo( int [ static 5 ] ); ==> void foo( int [ 5 ] );
-            if (Token::Match(tok, "[ static "))
+            if (Token::Match(tok, "[ static %num%")) {
                 tok->deleteNext();
+            }
         }
     }