diff --git a/src/analyses/apron/relationPriv.apron.ml b/src/analyses/apron/relationPriv.apron.ml
index 046e1230d7..78a06dc227 100644
--- a/src/analyses/apron/relationPriv.apron.ml
+++ b/src/analyses/apron/relationPriv.apron.ml
@@ -482,17 +482,18 @@ struct
   let get_mutex_global_g_with_mutex_inits (ask:Q.ask) getg g =
     let g_var = AV.global g in
     let get_mutex_global_g =
-      if Param.handle_atomic then (
-        (* Unprotected invariant is one big relation. *)
-        RD.keep_vars (getg (V.mutex atomic_mutex)) [g_var]
-      )
-      else
-        let r = getg (V.global g) in
-        if RD.is_bot r && (ask.f (Queries.IsAllocVar g)) then
-          (* malloc'ed blobs may not have a value here yet *)
-          RD.top ()
+      let r =
+        if Param.handle_atomic then
+          (* Unprotected invariant is one big relation. *)
+          RD.keep_vars (getg (V.mutex atomic_mutex)) [g_var]
         else
-          r
+          getg (V.global g)
+      in
+      if RD.is_bot r && (ask.f (Queries.IsAllocVar g)) then
+        (* malloc'ed blobs may not have a value here yet *)
+        RD.top ()
+      else
+        r
     in
     let get_mutex_inits = getg V.mutex_inits in
     let get_mutex_inits' = RD.keep_vars get_mutex_inits [g_var] in
diff --git a/tests/regression/46-apron2/91-malloc-atomic.c b/tests/regression/46-apron2/91-malloc-atomic.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2f057f6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/46-apron2/91-malloc-atomic.c
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// SKIP PARAM: --set ana.activated[+] apron  --set ana.relation.privatization mutex-meet-atomic --set ana.apron.domain interval --set sem.int.signed_overflow assume_none
+// Checks that assinging to malloc'ed memory does not cause both branches to be dead
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <goblint.h>
+void nop(void* arg) {
+}
+
+void main() {
+  pthread_t thread;
+  pthread_create(&thread, 0, &nop, 0);
+
+  long *k = malloc(sizeof(long));
+  *k = 5;
+  if (1)
+    ;
+
+  __goblint_check(*k >= 5); // Reachable and true
+
+  *k = *k+1;
+  __goblint_check(*k >= 5); // Reachable and true
+}