diff --git a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
index 0efc72a3b..f3314dc41 100644
--- a/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkmemoryleak.cpp
@@ -1528,6 +1528,13 @@ void CheckMemoryLeakInFunction::simplifycode(Token *tok, bool &all)
                 done = false;
             }
 
+            // Reduce "{ loop ;" => ";"
+            if (Token::Match(tok2, "{ loop ;"))
+            {
+                tok2->deleteNext();
+                done = false;
+            }
+
             // Reduce "loop if break ; => ";"
             if (Token::Match(tok2->next(), "loop if break|continue ; !!else"))
             {
diff --git a/test/testmemleak.cpp b/test/testmemleak.cpp
index c348955eb..8a0798e4e 100644
--- a/test/testmemleak.cpp
+++ b/test/testmemleak.cpp
@@ -592,7 +592,9 @@ private:
 
         // switch..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; alloc ; dealloc ;", simplifycode(";alloc;switch{case;break;};dealloc;"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("; if return ; }", simplifycode("; switch { case ; return ; default ; break ; } }"));
         ASSERT_EQUALS("; if return ; else use ; }", simplifycode("; switch { case ; return ; default ; use ; break ; } }"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("; use ; }", simplifycode("; while1 { loop { ; } switch { case ; dealloc ; return ; default ; break ; } } }"));
 
         // loops..
         ASSERT_EQUALS(";", simplifycode("; loop { break; }"));