diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index f821c8b7a..7acbdfe53 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ void CheckFunctions::checkLibraryMatchFunctions()
             !tok->type() &&
             !tok->isStandardType() &&
             tok->linkAt(1)->strAt(1) != "(" &&
+            !Token::Match(tok->astParent(), "new") &&
             tok->astParent() == tok->next() &&
             _settings->library.isNotLibraryFunction(tok)) {
             reportError(tok,