diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index ec6c00b8dc4..44a6207d749 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -1084,13 +1084,11 @@ void CheckClass::initializeVarList(const Function &func, std::list<const Functio
         }
 
         // Assignment of array item of member variable?
-        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* %name% =")) {
+        else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* %name% =") && (!func.isConstructor() || (!ftok->next()->variable() || ftok->next()->variable()->isArray()))) {
             assignVar(usage, ftok->next()->varId());
-        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "( * %name% ) =")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "( * %name% ) =") && (!func.isConstructor() || (!ftok->tokAt(2)->variable() || ftok->tokAt(2)->variable()->isArray()))) {
             assignVar(usage, ftok->tokAt(2)->varId());
-        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* ( %name% ) =")) {
-            assignVar(usage, ftok->tokAt(2)->varId());
-        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* this . %name% =")) {
+        } else if (Token::Match(ftok, "* this . %name% =") && (!func.isConstructor() || (!ftok->tokAt(3)->variable() || ftok->tokAt(3)->variable()->isArray()))) {
             assignVar(usage, ftok->tokAt(3)->varId());
         } else if (astIsRangeBasedForDecl(ftok)) {
             if (const Variable* rangeVar = ftok->astParent()->astOperand1()->variable()) {
diff --git a/test/testconstructors.cpp b/test/testconstructors.cpp
index 04e18f65e2e..54af2d0a1c3 100644
--- a/test/testconstructors.cpp
+++ b/test/testconstructors.cpp
@@ -4165,6 +4165,18 @@ class TestConstructors : public TestFixture {
               "    std::map<int, int>* pMap = nullptr;\n"
               "};\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+
+        check("struct S {\n" // #6294
+              "    S() : r(new int) {\n"
+              "        *p = 0;\n"
+              "        *(q) = 1;\n"
+              "        *r = 2;\n"
+              "    }\n"
+              "    int *p, *q, *r;\n"
+              "};\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2:5]: (warning) Member variable 'S::p' is not initialized in the constructor. [uninitMemberVar]\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:2:5]: (warning) Member variable 'S::q' is not initialized in the constructor. [uninitMemberVar]\n",
+                      errout_str());
     }
 
     void uninitConstVar() {