diff --git a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ClassMembersInitializationChecker.java b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ClassMembersInitializationChecker.java
index 421a601dc9b..f73999e63a0 100644
--- a/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ClassMembersInitializationChecker.java
+++ b/codan/org.eclipse.cdt.codan.checkers/src/org/eclipse/cdt/codan/internal/checkers/ClassMembersInitializationChecker.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class ClassMembersInitializationChecker extends AbstractIndexAstChecker {
 				}
 			}
 			
-			if (skipCurrentConstructor) {
+			if (skipCurrentConstructor && !constructorsStack.empty()) {
 				constructorsStack.peek().clear();
 			}
 			return PROCESS_CONTINUE;