diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index a45dfdf672e..a90aa0b180f 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -1945,13 +1945,16 @@ void CheckOtherImpl::checkConstPointer()
             if (deref == MEMBER) {
                 if (!gparent)
                     continue;
-                if (parent->astOperand2()) {
-                    if (parent->astOperand2()->function() && parent->astOperand2()->function()->isConst())
+                const Token* funcParent = parent;
+                while (Token::simpleMatch(funcParent->astParent(), "."))
+                    funcParent = funcParent->astParent();
+                if (funcParent->astOperand2()) {
+                    if (funcParent->astOperand2()->function() && funcParent->astOperand2()->function()->isConst())
                         continue;
-                    if (mSettings.library.isFunctionConst(parent->astOperand2()))
+                    if (mSettings.library.isFunctionConst(funcParent->astOperand2()))
                         continue;
-                    if (parent->astOperand2()->varId()) {
-                        if (gparent->str() == "?" && astIsLHS(parent))
+                    if (funcParent->astOperand2()->varId()) {
+                        if (gparent->str() == "?" && astIsLHS(funcParent))
                             continue;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
index 8ed249f05e2..fe85260fc8d 100644
--- a/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkunusedvar.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void Variables::clearAliases(nonneg int varid)
 
 void Variables::eraseAliases(nonneg int varid)
 {
-    VariableUsage *usage = find(varid);
+    const VariableUsage *usage = find(varid);
 
     if (usage) {
         for (auto aliases = usage->_aliases.cbegin(); aliases != usage->_aliases.cend(); ++aliases)
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ void Variables::write(nonneg int varid, const Token* tok)
 
 void Variables::writeAliases(nonneg int varid, const Token* tok)
 {
-    VariableUsage *usage = find(varid);
+    const VariableUsage *usage = find(varid);
 
     if (usage) {
         for (auto aliases = usage->_aliases.cbegin(); aliases != usage->_aliases.cend(); ++aliases) {
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 1d69cf6763e..b8134623a37 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -4894,6 +4894,18 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6:10]: (style) Parameter 's' can be declared as reference to const [constParameterReference]\n",
                       errout_str());
+
+        check("struct S { std::string a; };\n" // #13678
+              "struct T { S s; };\n"
+              "bool f(S* s) {\n"
+              "    return s->a.empty();\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "bool g(T* t) {\n"
+              "    return t->s.a.empty();\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3:11]: (style) Parameter 's' can be declared as pointer to const [constParameterPointer]\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:6:11]: (style) Parameter 't' can be declared as pointer to const [constParameterPointer]\n",
+                      errout_str());
     }
 
     void constArray() {