diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index cab4cd11868..e66015c7fec 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1838,6 +1838,17 @@ static bool isCastToInteger(const Token* tok)
     return tok && tok->isCast() && tok->valueType() && tok->valueType()->isIntegral() && tok->valueType()->pointer == 0;
 }
 
+static const Function* getEnclosingFunction(const Variable* var)
+{
+    if (var->isArgument())
+        return var->scope()->function;
+    const Scope* scope = var->scope();
+    while (scope && scope->type != ScopeType::eFunction) {
+        scope = scope->nestedIn;
+    }
+    return scope ? scope->function : nullptr;
+}
+
 void CheckOther::checkConstPointer()
 {
     if (!mSettings->severity.isEnabled(Severity::style) &&
@@ -1917,7 +1928,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkConstPointer()
                 continue;
             int argn = -1;
             if (Token::simpleMatch(gparent, "return")) {
-                const Function* function = gparent->scope()->function;
+                const Function* function = getEnclosingFunction(var);
                 if (function && (!Function::returnsReference(function) || Function::returnsConst(function)))
                     continue;
             }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 4acbe18dfea..fadb61426a4 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -13214,14 +13214,14 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
 
-        check("struct A { bool x; };\n"
+        check("struct A { bool x; };\n" // #14481
               "bool f(A* a) {\n"
               "    if (a) {\n"
               "        return a->x;\n"
               "    }\n"
               "    return false;\n"
               "}\n");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2:11]: (style) Parameter 'a' can be declared as pointer to const [constParameterPointer]\n", errout_str());
 
         check("struct A { int* x; };\n"
               "bool f(A a) {\n"