diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index c7b67cdee..746811d66 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -6211,8 +6211,6 @@ void SymbolDatabase::setValueType(Token* tok, const ValueType& valuetype, Source
         for (const Token* child = parent->astOperand1(); child;) {
             if (Token::Match(child, ".|::"))
                 child = child->astOperand2();
-            else if (Token::simpleMatch(child, "["))
-                child = child->astOperand1();
             else {
                 isArrayToPointerDecay = child->variable() && child->variable()->isArray();
                 break;
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index d7ebfd425..e2add4155 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -7602,6 +7602,7 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("",            typeOf("a = x[\"hello\"];", "[", "test.cpp"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("const char",  typeOf("a = x[\"hello\"];", "[", "test.c"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int *", typeOf("int x[10]; a = &x;", "&"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int *", typeOf("int x[10]; a = &x[1];", "&"));
 
         // cast..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("void *", typeOf("a = (void *)0;", "("));