diff --git a/lib/check.h b/lib/check.h
index 7d0c35776..6bb711a11 100644
--- a/lib/check.h
+++ b/lib/check.h
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <set>
 
+/**
+ * Use this macro Cppcheck data can be wrong and you need a to check if that happens to avoid crash/hang
+ * Using this macro we can make sure that released binaries don't crash/hang but the problem is not hidden
+ * in debug builds.
+ */
+#define CHECK_WRONG_DATA(X)   (X)
+
 /// @addtogroup Core
 /// @{
 
diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index d325e8fa0..364bf919a 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void CheckFunctions::checkIgnoredReturnValue()
             while (parent->astParent() && parent->astParent()->str() == "::")
                 parent = parent->astParent();
 
-            if (!tok->next()->astParent() && (!tok->function() || !Token::Match(tok->function()->retDef, "void %name%")) && _settings->library.isUseRetVal(tok))
+            if (CHECK_WRONG_DATA(tok->next()->astOperand1()) && !tok->next()->astParent() && (!tok->function() || !Token::Match(tok->function()->retDef, "void %name%")) && _settings->library.isUseRetVal(tok))
                 ignoredReturnValueError(tok, tok->next()->astOperand1()->expressionString());
         }
     }