diff --git a/lib/tokenize.cpp b/lib/tokenize.cpp
index b2dd2a65d..62a21c401 100644
--- a/lib/tokenize.cpp
+++ b/lib/tokenize.cpp
@@ -7801,9 +7801,8 @@ void Tokenizer::simplifyEnum()
                                     tok3 = tok3->link(); // skip inner scopes
                                 else if (tok3->isName() && enumValues.find(tok3->str()) != enumValues.end()) {
                                     const Token *prev = tok3->previous();
-                                    if ((prev->isName() && !Token::Match(prev, "return|case|throw")) ||
-                                        prev->str() == "*" ||
-                                        Token::Match(prev, "& %type% =")) {
+                                    if ((prev->isName() && !Token::Match(prev,"return|case|throw")) ||
+                                        Token::Match(prev, "&|* %type% =")) {
                                         // variable declaration?
                                         shadowVars.insert(tok3->str());
                                         if (inScope && _settings->isEnabled("style")) {
diff --git a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
index ea0acc2bc..70cce0ea3 100644
--- a/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
+++ b/test/testsimplifytokens.cpp
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(enum36); // ticket #4378
         TEST_CASE(enum37); // ticket #4280 (shadow variable)
         TEST_CASE(enum38); // ticket #4463 (when throwing enum id, don't warn about shadow variable)
+        TEST_CASE(enum39); // ticket #5145 (fp variable hides enum)
         TEST_CASE(enumscope1); // ticket #3949
         TEST_CASE(duplicateDefinition); // ticket #3565
 
@@ -7452,6 +7453,12 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
+    void enum39() { // #5145 - fp variable hides enum
+        const char code[] = "enum { A }; void f() { int a = 1 * A; }";
+        checkSimplifyEnum(code);
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+    }
+
     void enumscope1() { // #3949 - don't simplify enum from one function in another function
         const char code[] = "void foo() { enum { A = 0, B = 1 }; }\n"
                             "void bar() { int a = A; }";