diff --git a/lib/astutils.cpp b/lib/astutils.cpp
index 371b6fa29bc..db5058b073c 100644
--- a/lib/astutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/astutils.cpp
@@ -3149,7 +3149,7 @@ ExprUsage getExprUsage(const Token* tok, int indirect, const Settings* settings,
             return ExprUsage::Used;
         if (Token::simpleMatch(parent, "=") && astIsRHS(tok)) {
             const Token* const lhs  = parent->astOperand1();
-            if (lhs && lhs->variable() && lhs->variable()->isReference() && lhs->variable()->nameToken())
+            if (lhs && lhs->variable() && lhs->variable()->isReference() && lhs == lhs->variable()->nameToken())
                 return ExprUsage::NotUsed;
             return ExprUsage::Used;
         }
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index 994b2adf4d6..4b634a1f96a 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -6191,6 +6191,12 @@ class TestUninitVar : public TestFixture {
                         "    return i >> *p;\n"
                         "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:4]: (error) Uninitialized variable: *p\n", errout.str());
+        
+        valueFlowUninit("void f(int& x) {\n"
+                        "    int i;\n"
+                        "    x = i;\n"
+                        "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3]: (error) Uninitialized variable: i\n", errout.str());
     }
 
     void valueFlowUninitBreak() { // Do not show duplicate warnings about the same uninitialized value