diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
index 6288fe1b1da..24d4de1faf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-unixish.yml
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ jobs:
           ./cppcheck --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --addon=threadsafety addons/test/threadsafety
           ./cppcheck --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --addon=threadsafety --std=c++03 addons/test/threadsafety
           ./cppcheck --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --addon=misra addons/test/misra/crash*.c
+          ./cppcheck --error-exitcode=1 --inline-suppr --addon=misra --enable=information addons/test/misra/config*.c
+
           ./cppcheck --addon=misra --enable=style --inline-suppr --enable=information --error-exitcode=1 addons/test/misra/misra-ctu-*-test.c
           pushd addons/test
           # We'll force C89 standard to enable an additional verification for
diff --git a/addons/misra.py b/addons/misra.py
index b09c2ff8ae9..48b6e0a59f9 100755
--- a/addons/misra.py
+++ b/addons/misra.py
@@ -3315,6 +3315,10 @@ def misra_config(self, data):
                     continue
                 if isKeyword(tok.str) or isStdLibId(tok.str):
                     continue
+                if tok.astParent is None:
+                    continue
+                if tok.astParent.str == "." and tok.astParent.valueType:
+                    continue
                 self.report_config_error(tok, "Variable '%s' is unknown" % tok.str)
 
     def misra_17_6(self, rawTokens):
diff --git a/addons/test/misra/config1.c b/addons/test/misra/config1.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31aa2a4d6b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/test/misra/config1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+struct S {
+    uint32_t some[100];
+};
+
+void foo( void )
+{
+    if (((S *)0x8000)->some[0] != 0U) { }
+}
+