diff --git a/lib/checkother.cpp b/lib/checkother.cpp
index c4c4cf049b2..536911a05a5 100644
--- a/lib/checkother.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkother.cpp
@@ -3294,9 +3294,11 @@ static bool constructorTakesReference(const Scope * const classScope)
 
 static bool isLargeObject(const Variable* var, const Settings& settings)
 {
-    return var && !var->isGlobal() &&
-           (!var->type() || !var->type()->classScope ||
-            (var->valueType() && var->valueType()->getSizeOf(settings, ValueType::Accuracy::LowerBound, ValueType::SizeOf::Pointer) > 2 * settings.platform.sizeof_pointer));
+    if (!var || var->isGlobal() || !var->valueType())
+        return false;
+    ValueType vt = *var->valueType();
+    vt.reference = Reference::None;
+    return vt.getSizeOf(settings, ValueType::Accuracy::LowerBound, ValueType::SizeOf::Pointer) > 2 * settings.platform.sizeof_pointer;
 }
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -3332,13 +3334,15 @@ static bool checkFunctionReturnsRef(const Token* tok, const Settings& settings)
     return false;
 }
 
-static bool checkVariableAssignment(const Token* tok, const Settings& settings)
+static bool checkVariableAssignment(const Token* tok, const ValueType* vtLhs, const Settings& settings)
 {
     if (!Token::Match(tok, "%var% ;"))
         return false;
     const Variable* var = tok->variable();
     if (!var || !isLargeObject(var, settings))
         return false;
+    if (!vtLhs || !vtLhs->isTypeEqual(var->valueType()))
+        return false;
     if (findVariableChanged(tok->tokAt(2), tok->scope()->bodyEnd, /*indirect*/ 0, var->declarationId(), /*globalvar*/ false, settings))
         return false;
     if (var->isLocal() || (var->isArgument() && !var->isReference()))
@@ -3381,7 +3385,7 @@ void CheckOther::checkRedundantCopy()
         const Token* tok = startTok->next()->astOperand2();
         if (!tok)
             continue;
-        if (!checkFunctionReturnsRef(tok, *mSettings) && !checkVariableAssignment(tok, *mSettings))
+        if (!checkFunctionReturnsRef(tok, *mSettings) && !checkVariableAssignment(tok, var->valueType(), *mSettings))
             continue;
         redundantCopyError(startTok, startTok->str());
     }
diff --git a/test/testother.cpp b/test/testother.cpp
index c2781cbab6c..670e1559d60 100644
--- a/test/testother.cpp
+++ b/test/testother.cpp
@@ -9944,6 +9944,21 @@ class TestOther : public TestFixture {
               "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:7:17]: (performance, inconclusive) Use const reference for 'c' to avoid unnecessary data copying. [redundantCopyLocalConst]\n",
                       errout_str());
+
+        check("int f(const char* c) {\n" // #14530
+              "    std::string s = c;\n"
+              "    return s.rfind('.');\n"
+              "}\n"
+              "struct M {\n"
+              "    M(const std::array<double, 9>& a);\n"
+              "    double m[3][3];\n"
+              "    double trace() const;\n"
+              "};\n"
+              "double g(const std::array<double, 9>& a) {\n"
+              "    M m = a;\n"
+              "    return m.trace();\n"
+              "}\n");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout_str());
     }
 
     void checkNegativeShift() {