diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index bd51f98da..2dff8f16a 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -6618,6 +6618,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyCalculations()
         // Remove parentheses around variable..
         // keep parentheses here: dynamic_cast<Fred *>(p);
         // keep parentheses here: A operator * (int);
+        // keep parentheses here: int ( * * ( * compilerHookVector ) (void) ) ( ) ;
         // keep parentheses here: operator new [] (size_t);
         // keep parentheses here: Functor()(a ... )
         if (Token::Match(tok->next(), "( %var% ) [;),+-*/><]]") &&
@@ -6626,6 +6627,7 @@ bool Tokenizer::simplifyCalculations()
             tok->str() != "]" &&
             !Token::simpleMatch(tok->previous(), "operator") &&
             !Token::simpleMatch(tok->previous(), "* )") &&
+            !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "* %var% )") &&
             !Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%type% ( ) ( %var%")
            )
         {
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index f777abf18..057be6bf5 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -4645,6 +4645,24 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void simplifyTypedef69() // ticket #2348
+    {
+        const char code[] = "typedef int (*CompilerHook)();\n"
+                            "typedef struct VirtualMachine \n"
+                            "{\n"
+                            "    CompilerHook *(*compilerHookVector)(void);\n"
+                            "}VirtualMachine;\n";
+
+        const std::string expected = "; "
+                                     "struct VirtualMachine "
+                                     "{ "
+                                     "int ( * * ( * compilerHookVector ) ( void ) ) ( ) ; "
+                                     "} ;";
+
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(expected, sizeof_(code));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void simplifyTypedefFunction1()
     {
         {