diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 5cffbe48b..4ede9290a 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@ void SymbolDatabase::createSymbolDatabaseNeedInitialization()
                                             unknown = true;
                                     }
                                 }
-                            } else if (!var->hasDefault())
+                            } else if (!var->hasDefault() && !var->isStatic())
                                 needInitialization = true;
                         }
 
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index b1506f809..58e8d0459 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -4832,6 +4832,18 @@ private:
                         "    if (!isNull) {}\n"
                         "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
+        // #10119
+        valueFlowUninit("struct Foo {\n"
+                        "    int i{};\n"
+                        "    static const float cf;\n"
+                        "};\n"
+                        "const float Foo::cf = 0.1f;\n"
+                        "int bar() {\n"
+                        "    Foo f;\n"
+                        "    return f.i;\n"
+                        "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     void uninitvar_ipa() {