diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index 7929fe89a..0cec4c369 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void CheckFunctions::checkIgnoredReturnValue()
             // skip c++11 initialization, ({...})
             if (Token::Match(tok, "%var%|(|, {"))
                 tok = tok->linkAt(1);
-            else if (tok->str() == "(")
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "[(<]") && tok->link())
                 tok = tok->link();
 
             if (tok->varId() || !Token::Match(tok, "%name% ("))