diff --git a/source/compiler/sc2.c b/source/compiler/sc2.c
index f186785a..65cfaa72 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc2.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc2.c
@@ -3208,7 +3208,7 @@ SC_FUNC void markinitialized(symbol *sym,int assignment)
     return;
   if (sc_status==statFIRST && (sym->vclass==sLOCAL || sym->vclass==sSTATIC))
     return;
-  if (assignment && sym->vclass!=sGLOBAL && (sym->ident==iVARIABLE || sym->ident==iREFERENCE)) {
+  if (assignment && sym->vclass==sLOCAL && (sym->ident==iVARIABLE || sym->ident==iREFERENCE)) {
     sym->usage |= uASSIGNED;
     sym->assignlevel=pc_nestlevel;
   } /* if */
diff --git a/source/compiler/sc3.c b/source/compiler/sc3.c
index f7697974..0daaa78f 100644
--- a/source/compiler/sc3.c
+++ b/source/compiler/sc3.c
@@ -1083,8 +1083,7 @@ static int hier14(value *lval1)
   if (oper==NULL) {
     symbol *sym=lval3.sym;
     assert(sym!=NULL);
-    if ((sym->usage & uASSIGNED)!=0 && sym->assignlevel>=pc_nestlevel
-        && (sym->vclass==sLOCAL || sym->vclass==sSTATIC))
+    if ((sym->usage & uASSIGNED)!=0 && sym->assignlevel>=pc_nestlevel && sym->vclass==sLOCAL)
       error(240,sym->name); /* previously assigned value is unused */
     markinitialized(sym,TRUE);
     if (pc_ovlassignment)
diff --git a/source/compiler/tests/warning_240.meta b/source/compiler/tests/warning_240.meta
index 1d6fbe3d..3b58bc4c 100644
--- a/source/compiler/tests/warning_240.meta
+++ b/source/compiler/tests/warning_240.meta
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ warning_240.pwn(97) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symb
 warning_240.pwn(109) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symbol "local_var")
 warning_240.pwn(120) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symbol "local_var")
 warning_240.pwn(139) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symbol "local_var")
-warning_240.pwn(148) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symbol "local_static_var")
 warning_240.pwn(174) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symbol "arg")
 warning_240.pwn(178) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symbol "arg")
 warning_240.pwn(183) : warning 240: previously assigned value is never used (symbol "refarg")