diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 4657c0b3b..a4eb1216d 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ void CheckOther::functionVariableUsage()
                 variables.use(tok->next()->varId());   // use = read + write
 
             // function parameter
-            else if (Token::Match(tok, "[(,] %var% [,)]"))
+            else if (Token::Match(tok, "[(,] %var% [,)]") && tok->previous()->str() != "*")
                 variables.use(tok->next()->varId());   // use = read + write
 
             else if (Token::Match(tok, " %var% ."))
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index e1d32344e..7686cf791 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar16); // ticket #1709
         TEST_CASE(localvar17); // ticket #1720
         TEST_CASE(localvar18); // ticket #1723
+        TEST_CASE(localvar19); // ticket #1776
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias1);
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias2); // ticket #1637
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias3); // ticket #1639
@@ -1173,6 +1174,17 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvar19() // ticket #1776
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("void foo() {\n"
+                              "    int a[10];\n"
+                              "    int c;\n"
+                              "    c = *(a);\n"
+                              "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string("[test.cpp:2]: (style) Variable 'a' is not assigned a value\n"
+                                  "[test.cpp:3]: (style) Variable 'c' is assigned a value that is never used\n"), errout.str());
+    }
+
     void localvaralias1()
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"