diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index af6fe1bc4..73c7a8993 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ private:
                 CheckUninitVar *c = dynamic_cast<CheckUninitVar *>(*it);
                 if (c && c->varId == varid)
                 {
-                    if (mode == 0 && c->array)
+                    if (mode == 0 && (c->array || (c->pointer && c->alloc)))
                         continue;
                     if (mode == 2 && !c->pointer)
                         continue;
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 0ea7f141d..31de8f0a1 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -1080,6 +1080,13 @@ private:
                        "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        checkUninitVar("void foo()\n"
+                       "{\n"
+                       "   char *buf = malloc(100);\n"
+                       "   struct ABC *abc = buf;\n"
+                       "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // goto..
         checkUninitVar("void foo(int x)\n"
                        "{\n"