diff --git a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
index 1f8a18502..15ae03644 100644
--- a/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkautovariables.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static bool isArrayArg(const Token *tok)
 static bool isArrayVar(const Token *tok)
 {
     const Variable *var = tok->variable();
-    return (var && var->isArray());
+    return (var && var->isArray() && !var->isArgument());
 }
 
 static bool isRefPtrArg(const Token *tok)
diff --git a/test/testautovariables.cpp b/test/testautovariables.cpp
index 09a9bb271..fd1a10dfc 100644
--- a/test/testautovariables.cpp
+++ b/test/testautovariables.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(testautovar_extern);
         TEST_CASE(testautovar_reassigned);
         TEST_CASE(testinvaliddealloc);
+        TEST_CASE(testinvaliddealloc_input); // Ticket #10600
         TEST_CASE(testinvaliddealloc_string);
         TEST_CASE(testinvaliddealloc_C);
         TEST_CASE(testassign1);  // Ticket #1819
@@ -764,6 +765,33 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void testinvaliddealloc_input() {
+        // #10600
+        check("void f(int* a[]) {\n"
+              "    free(a);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(int a[]) {\n"
+              "    free(a);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(int* a[]) {\n"
+              "    int * p = *a;\n"
+              "    free(p);\n"
+              "    int ** q = a;\n"
+              "    free(q);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("void f(int a[]) {\n"
+              "    int * p = a;\n"
+              "    free(p);\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void testinvaliddealloc_string() {
         // #7341
         check("void f() {\n"