diff --git a/plugins/devel/check-structures-sanity.cpp b/plugins/devel/check-structures-sanity.cpp
index 9bad36e23..da1915f35 100644
--- a/plugins/devel/check-structures-sanity.cpp
+++ b/plugins/devel/check-structures-sanity.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ bool Checker::check_access(const ToCheck & item, void *base, type_identity *iden
     }
     return false;
 #undef FAIL_PTR
-#undef UNINIT_PTR
 }
 
 bool Checker::check_vtable(const ToCheck & item, void *vtable, type_identity *identity)
@@ -388,6 +387,12 @@ void Checker::check_dispatch(const ToCheck & item)
         return;
     }
 
+    if (reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(item.ptr) == UNINIT_PTR)
+    {
+        // allow uninitialized raw pointers
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (!check_access(item, item.ptr, item.identity) && item.identity->type() != IDTYPE_GLOBAL)
     {
         return;