diff --git a/lib/checkcondition.cpp b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
index 70fa4d9ae33..bc1df36aacc 100644
--- a/lib/checkcondition.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkcondition.cpp
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ void CheckCondition::multiCondition2()
 
                     // Condition..
                     const Token *cond2 = tok->str() == "if" ? condStartToken->astOperand2() : condStartToken->astOperand1();
-                    const bool isReturnVar = (tok->str() == "return" && !Token::Match(cond2, "%cop%"));
+                    const bool isReturnVar = (tok->str() == "return" && (!Token::Match(cond2, "%cop%") || (cond2 && cond2->isUnaryOp("!"))));
 
                     ErrorPath errorPath;