diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 0e8d07fb7..e66c9f310 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1332,7 +1332,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const Variable& var
                         for (const Token *tok2 = tok; tok2 && tok2 != tok->link(); tok2 = tok2->next()) {
                             if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = - %name% ;"))
                                 varValueElse[tok2->next()->varId()] = NOT_ZERO;
-                            if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = %num% ;"))
+                            else if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}.] %var% = %num% ;"))
                                 varValueElse[tok2->next()->varId()] = (int)MathLib::toLongNumber(tok2->strAt(3));
                         }
                     }