diff --git a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
index 09c533ac8..be66725f2 100644
--- a/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
+++ b/cli/cppcheckexecutor.cpp
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ int CppCheckExecutor::check_internal(CppCheck& cppcheck, int /*argc*/, const cha
     }
 
     if (settings.isEnabled("information") || settings.checkConfiguration)
-        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions());
+        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(settings._jobs == 1 && settings.isEnabled("unusedFunction")));
 
     if (!settings.checkConfiguration) {
         cppcheck.tooManyConfigsError("",0U);
diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 7d836b3dc..c4fd3d442 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ unsigned int CppCheck::processFile(const std::string& filename, const std::strin
     }
 
     if (_settings.isEnabled("information") || _settings.checkConfiguration)
-        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(_settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(filename));
+        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(_settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(filename, _settings._jobs == 1 && _settings.isEnabled("unusedFunction")));
 
     _errorList.clear();
     return exitcode;
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.cpp b/lib/suppressions.cpp
index 951c9042c..fca35b342 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.cpp
+++ b/lib/suppressions.cpp
@@ -265,11 +265,11 @@ bool Suppressions::isSuppressedLocal(const std::string &errorId, const std::stri
     return _suppressions[errorId].isSuppressedLocal(file, line);
 }
 
-std::list<Suppressions::SuppressionEntry> Suppressions::getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(const std::string &file) const
+std::list<Suppressions::SuppressionEntry> Suppressions::getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(const std::string &file, bool unusedFunctionChecking) const
 {
     std::list<SuppressionEntry> r;
     for (std::map<std::string, FileMatcher>::const_iterator i = _suppressions.begin(); i != _suppressions.end(); ++i) {
-        if (i->first == "unusedFunction")
+        if (!unusedFunctionChecking && i->first == "unusedFunction")
             continue;  // unusedFunction is not a "local" suppression
 
         std::map<std::string, std::map<unsigned int, bool> >::const_iterator f = i->second._files.find(file);
@@ -284,10 +284,13 @@ std::list<Suppressions::SuppressionEntry> Suppressions::getUnmatchedLocalSuppres
     return r;
 }
 
-std::list<Suppressions::SuppressionEntry> Suppressions::getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions() const
+std::list<Suppressions::SuppressionEntry> Suppressions::getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(bool unusedFunctionChecking) const
 {
     std::list<SuppressionEntry> r;
     for (std::map<std::string, FileMatcher>::const_iterator i = _suppressions.begin(); i != _suppressions.end(); ++i) {
+        if (!unusedFunctionChecking && i->first == "unusedFunction")
+            continue;
+
         // global suppressions..
         for (std::map<std::string, std::map<unsigned int, bool> >::const_iterator g = i->second._globs.begin(); g != i->second._globs.end(); ++g) {
             for (std::map<unsigned int, bool>::const_iterator l = g->second.begin(); l != g->second.end(); ++l) {
@@ -296,17 +299,6 @@ std::list<Suppressions::SuppressionEntry> Suppressions::getUnmatchedGlobalSuppre
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        // unusedFunction..
-        if (i->first == "unusedFunction") {
-            for (std::map<std::string, std::map<unsigned int, bool> >::const_iterator f = i->second._files.begin(); f != i->second._files.end(); ++f) {
-                for (std::map<unsigned int, bool>::const_iterator l = f->second.begin(); l != f->second.end(); ++l) {
-                    if (!l->second) {
-                        r.push_back(SuppressionEntry(i->first, f->first, l->first));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
     return r;
 }
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.h b/lib/suppressions.h
index 1d15f2ee3..b356b6a06 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.h
+++ b/lib/suppressions.h
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ public:
      * @brief Returns list of unmatched local (per-file) suppressions.
      * @return list of unmatched suppressions
      */
-    std::list<SuppressionEntry> getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(const std::string &file) const;
+    std::list<SuppressionEntry> getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(const std::string &file, bool unusedFunctionChecking) const;
 
     /**
      * @brief Returns list of unmatched global (glob pattern) suppressions.
      * @return list of unmatched suppressions
      */
-    std::list<SuppressionEntry> getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions() const;
+    std::list<SuppressionEntry> getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(bool unusedFunctionChecking) const;
 };
 
 /// @}
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 989b16cab..42874ae89 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ private:
         CheckOther checkOther(&tokenizer, &settings, &logger);
         checkOther.checkSwitchCaseFallThrough();
 
-        logger.reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(filename));
+        logger.reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions(filename, false));
     }
 
 
diff --git a/test/testsuppressions.cpp b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
index 935370109..a25f4de00 100644
--- a/test/testsuppressions.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsPathSeparator);
 
         TEST_CASE(inlinesuppress_unusedFunction); // #4210 - unusedFunction
+        TEST_CASE(globalsuppress_unusedFunction); // #4946
         TEST_CASE(suppressionWithRelativePaths); // #4733
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ private:
 
         cppCheck.check("test.cpp", code);
 
-        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions());
+        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(true));
     }
 
     void checkSuppressionThreads(const char code[], const std::string &suppression = emptyString) {
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ private:
 
         executor.check();
 
-        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions());
+        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(false));
     }
 
     // Check the suppression for multiple files
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ private:
         for (int i = 0; names[i] != NULL; ++i)
             cppCheck.check(names[i], codes[i]);
 
-        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions());
+        reportUnmatchedSuppressions(settings.nomsg.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(true));
     }
 
     void runChecks(void (TestSuppressions::*check)(const char[], const std::string &)) {
@@ -323,11 +324,22 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions.isSuppressed("someid", "test/foo/bar.cpp", 142));
     }
 
-    void inlinesuppress_unusedFunction() const { // #4210 - wrong report of "unmatchedSuppression" for "unusedFunction"
+    void inlinesuppress_unusedFunction() const { // #4210, #4946 - wrong report of "unmatchedSuppression" for "unusedFunction"
         Suppressions suppressions;
         suppressions.addSuppression("unusedFunction", "test.c", 3U);
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions("test.c").empty());
-        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, suppressions.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions().empty());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, !suppressions.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions("test.c", true).empty());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, !suppressions.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(true).empty());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, !suppressions.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions("test.c", false).empty());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, !suppressions.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(false).empty());
+    }
+
+    void globalsuppress_unusedFunction() const { // #4946 - wrong report of "unmatchedSuppression" for "unusedFunction"
+        Suppressions suppressions;
+        suppressions.addSuppressionLine("unusedFunction:*");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, !suppressions.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions("test.c", true).empty());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, !suppressions.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(true).empty());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, !suppressions.getUnmatchedLocalSuppressions("test.c", false).empty());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, !suppressions.getUnmatchedGlobalSuppressions(false).empty());
     }
 
     void suppressionWithRelativePaths()  {