diff --git a/addons/misra.py b/addons/misra.py
index 4f37d20413c0..a96c1afa85ba 100755
--- a/addons/misra.py
+++ b/addons/misra.py
@@ -2805,7 +2805,9 @@ def misra_14_4(self, data):
                 continue
             if not token.astOperand1 or not (token.astOperand1.str in ['if', 'while']):
                 continue
-            if not isBoolExpression(token.astOperand2):
+            if isBoolExpression(token.astOperand2):
+                continue
+            if token.astOperand2.valueType:
                 self.reportError(token, 14, 4)
 
     def misra_15_1(self, data):
@@ -3185,6 +3187,17 @@ def misra_17_3(self, cfg):
         for w in cfg.clang_warnings:
             if w['message'].endswith('[-Wimplicit-function-declaration]'):
                 self.reportError(cppcheckdata.Location(w), 17, 3)
+        for token in cfg.tokenlist:
+            if token.str not in ["while","if"]:
+                continue
+            if token.next.str != "(":
+                continue
+            tok = token.next
+            while (tok != token.next.link):
+                if tok.isName and not tok.function and tok.next.str == "(":
+                    self.reportError(tok, 17, 3)
+                tok = tok.next
+
 
     def misra_17_6(self, rawTokens):
         for token in rawTokens:
diff --git a/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c b/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c
index 279371d2a37a..c739901a3594 100644
--- a/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c
+++ b/addons/test/misra/misra-test.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void misra_1_2(void)
 static _Atomic int misra_1_4_var; // 1.4
 static _Noreturn void misra_1_4_func(void) // 1.4
 {
-    if (0 != _Generic(misra_1_4_var)) {} // 1.4
+    if (0 != _Generic(misra_1_4_var)) {} // 1.4 17.3
     printf_s("hello"); // 1.4
 }
 
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ static void foo(void)
       {
         for(i = 0; i < 10; i++)
         {
-          if(misra_5_2_func3()) //14.4
+          if(misra_5_2_func3()) //17.3
           {
             int misra_5_2_var_hides_var_1____31x;
             int misra_5_2_var_hides_var_1____31y;//5.2
           }
         }
-      } while(misra_5_2_func2()); //14.4
+      } while(misra_5_2_func2()); //17.3
     }
     break;
   }
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ static void misra_5_5_func1(void)
     {
       do
       {
-        if(misra_5_5_func3()) //14.4
+        if(misra_5_5_func3()) //17.3
         {
           int misra_5_5_hides_macro________31y; //5.5
         }
-      } while(misra_5_5_func2()); //14.4
+      } while(misra_5_5_func2()); //17.3
     }
     break;
   }
@@ -1297,13 +1297,16 @@ struct {
   unsigned int y:1;
 } r14_4_struct; // 8.4
 static void misra_14_4(bool b) {
-  if (x+4){} // 14.4
+  if (x+4){}
   else {}
 
   if (b) {}
   else {}
 
   if (r14_4_struct.x) {}
+
+  // #12079
+  if (z) {}
 }
 
 static void misra_15_1(void) {