diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 053e419c7..dc9e6012a 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1501,6 +1501,10 @@ void CheckOther::checkConstPointer()
         nonConstPointers.insert(tok->variable());
     }
     for (const Variable *p: pointers) {
+        if (p->isArgument()) {
+            if (!p->scope() || !p->scope()->function || p->scope()->function->isImplicitlyVirtual(true) || p->scope()->function->hasVirtualSpecifier())
+                continue;
+        }
         if (nonConstPointers.find(p) == nonConstPointers.end())
             constVariableError(p, nullptr);
     }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 7bbf89f9e..1653e712e 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -2746,6 +2746,10 @@ private:
               "  w = 1;\n"
               "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        check("class Base { virtual void dostuff(int *p) = 0; };\n" // #10397
+              "class Derived: public Base { int x; void dostuff(int *p) override { x = *p; } };");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void switchRedundantAssignmentTest() {