diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index 7573bb2c42b..7b8e9b6f947 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -7166,6 +7166,8 @@ static const Token* parsedecl(const Token* type,
            !type->variable() && !type->function()) {
         bool isIterator = false;
         if (type->str() == "(") {
+            if (!Token::simpleMatch(type, "( *"))
+                break;
             if (Token::Match(type->link(), ") const| {"))
                 break;
             if (par)
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 70bca8111db..f3389e9a711 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -9141,6 +9141,7 @@ class TestSymbolDatabase : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("s", typeOf("struct s { s foo(); s(int, int); }; s s::foo() { return s(1, 2); } ", "( 1 , 2 )"));
         // Some standard template functions.. TODO library configuration
         ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int &&", typeOf("std::move(5);", "( 5 )"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int", typeOf("using F = int(int*); F* f; f(ptr);", "( ptr")); // #9792
 
         // struct member..
         ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int", typeOf("struct AB { int a; int b; } ab; x = ab.a;", "."));