diff --git a/lib/checksizeof.cpp b/lib/checksizeof.cpp
index 5dd06f282..1258edfab 100644
--- a/lib/checksizeof.cpp
+++ b/lib/checksizeof.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ void CheckSizeof::sizeofVoid()
                     // Check for cast expression
                     if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2->previous(), ")") && !Token::Match(tok2->previous()->link(), "( const| void *"))
                         continue;
+                    if (tok2->strAt(-1) == "&") // Check for reference operator
+                        continue;
                 }
                 arithOperationsOnVoidPointerError(tok, varname,
                                                   var->typeStartToken()->stringifyList(var->typeEndToken()->next()));
diff --git a/test/testsizeof.cpp b/test/testsizeof.cpp
index 402a936a9..167dfa1bb 100644
--- a/test/testsizeof.cpp
+++ b/test/testsizeof.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,13 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (portability) 'p1' is of type 'void *'. When using void pointers in calculations, the behaviour is undefined.\n"
                       "[test.cpp:5]: (portability) 'p2' is of type 'void *'. When using void pointers in calculations, the behaviour is undefined.\n", errout.str());
 
+        check("void f() {\n"
+              "  void* p = malloc(10);\n"
+              "  int* p2 = &p + 4;\n"
+              "  int* p3 = &p - 1;\n"
+              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         check("void f() {\n"
               "  void** p1 = malloc(10);\n"
               "  p1--;\n"