diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 0b289bf98..288000601 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ public:
     {
         _varUsage.erase(varid);
     }
+    void eraseAliases(unsigned int varid);
+    void eraseAll(unsigned int varid);
 
 private:
     VariableMap _varUsage;
@@ -551,6 +553,25 @@ void Variables::alias(unsigned int varid1, unsigned int varid2)
         var2->_read = true;
 }
 
+void Variables::eraseAliases(unsigned int varid)
+{
+    VariableUsage *usage = find(varid);
+
+    if (usage)
+    {
+        std::set<unsigned int>::iterator aliases;
+
+        for (aliases = usage->_aliases.begin(); aliases != usage->_aliases.end(); ++aliases)
+            erase(*aliases);
+    }
+}
+
+void Variables::eraseAll(unsigned int varid)
+{
+    eraseAliases(varid);
+    erase(varid);
+}
+
 void Variables::addVar(const Token *name,
                        VariableType type,
                        bool write_)
@@ -832,6 +853,26 @@ static int doAssignment(Variables &variables, const Token *tok, bool pointer)
         }
     }
 
+    // check for alias to struct member
+    // char c[10]; a.b = c;
+    else if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(-2), "%var% ."))
+    {
+        if (Token::Match(tok->tokAt(2), "%var%"))
+        {
+            unsigned int varid2 = tok->tokAt(2)->varId();
+            Variables::VariableUsage *var2 = variables.find(varid2);
+
+            // struct member aliased to local variable
+            if (var2 && (var2->_type == Variables::array ||
+                         var2->_type == Variables::pointer))
+            {
+                // erase aliased variable and all variables that alias it
+                // to prevent false positives
+                variables.eraseAll(varid2);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     return next;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/testunusedvar.cpp b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
index 153760589..e0a2e245c 100644
--- a/test/testunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testunusedvar.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(localvar13); // ticket #1640
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias1);
         TEST_CASE(localvaralias2); // ticket #1637
+        TEST_CASE(localvaralias3); // ticket #1639
         TEST_CASE(localvarasm);
 
         // Don't give false positives for variables in structs/unions
@@ -1408,6 +1409,18 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
     }
 
+    void localvaralias3() // ticket 1639
+    {
+        functionVariableUsage("void foo()\n"
+                              "{\n"
+                              "    BROWSEINFO    info;\n"
+                              "    char          szDisplayName[MAX_PATH];\n"
+                              "    info.pszDisplayName = szDisplayName;\n"
+                              "    SHBrowseForFolder(&info);\n"
+                              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(std::string(""), errout.str());
+    }
+
     void localvarasm()
     {
         functionVariableUsage("void foo(int &b)\n"