diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 79abbd177..2919eb875 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkVariableScope()
         bool reduce = true;
         bool used = false; // Don't warn about unused variables
         for (; tok != var->scope()->classEnd; tok = tok->next()) {
-            if (tok->str() == "{" && tok->scope() != tok->previous()->scope()) {
+            if (tok->str() == "{" && tok->scope() != tok->previous()->scope() && !tok->isExpandedMacro()) {
                 if (used) {
                     bool used2 = false;
                     if (!checkInnerScope(tok, var, used2) || used2) {