diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index 427b73658..34acd00c1 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::isVariableUsage(const Scope* scope, const Token *vartok, bo
                         return true;
                     if (Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% & %var% [,)]"))
                         return true;
-                    if (pointer && Token::Match(argStart, "%type% * %var% [,)]"))
+                    if (pointer && !address && Token::Match(argStart, "%type% * %var% [,)]"))
                         return true;
                     if ((pointer || address) && Token::Match(argStart, "const %type% * %var% [,)]"))
                         return true;
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index e5426b29e..d2e737c58 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -2452,6 +2452,13 @@ private:
                         "}");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar2("void a(char *c);\n"  // address of pointer (suspicious cast to pointer) => no error
+                        "void b() {\n"
+                        "    char *c;\n"
+                        "    a(&c);\n"
+                        "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         checkUninitVar2("void a(const char **c);\n"  // const address of pointer => no error
                         "void b() {\n"
                         "    const char *c;\n"