diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index d9f53d701c4..2a73c23ed88 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ bool SymbolDatabase::isFunction(const Token *tok, const Scope* outerScope, const
               tok->strAt(-1) == "::" || tok->strAt(-1) == "~" || // or a scope qualifier in front of tok
               outerScope->isClassOrStruct()) && // or a ctor/dtor
              (Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), ") const| ;|{|=") ||
-              Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), ") : %var% (|::"))) {
+              Token::Match(tok->next()->link(), ") : ::| %var% (|::"))) {
         *funcStart = tok;
         *argStart = tok->next();
         return true;