diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index 801dc529568..551c3a47543 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -4043,7 +4043,7 @@ void CheckOtherImpl::checkFuncArgNamesDifferent()
                 definitions[j] = variable->nameToken();
             }
             // get the declaration (search for first token with varId)
-            while (decl && !Token::Match(decl, ",|)|;")) {
+            while (decl && !Token::Match(decl, "[,;]")) {
                 // skip everything after the assignment because
                 // it could also have a varId or be the first
                 // token with a varId if there is no name token
@@ -4052,7 +4052,7 @@ void CheckOtherImpl::checkFuncArgNamesDifferent()
                     break;
                 }
                 // skip over templates and arrays
-                if (decl->link() && decl->str() != "(")
+                if (decl->link() && !Token::Match(decl, "[()]"))
                     decl = decl->link();
                 else if (decl->varId())
                     declarations[j] = decl;
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index 73f10cbe76e..c8a95c9882b 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -12955,6 +12955,10 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
             "[test.cpp:1:12]: (style, inconclusive) Function 'f' argument 1 names different: declaration 'a' definition '<unnamed>'. [funcArgNamesDifferentUnnamed]\n"
             "[test.cpp:4:12]: (style, inconclusive) Function 'g' argument 1 names different: declaration '<unnamed>' definition 'b'. [funcArgNamesDifferentUnnamed]\n",
             errout_str());
+
+        check("void f(void (*fp)(), int x);\n" // #14847
+              "void f(void (*fp)(), int x) {}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
     }
 
     void funcArgOrderDifferent() {