diff --git a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
index bd18f6b98c7..c5ee392c69d 100644
--- a/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkfunctions.cpp
@@ -310,6 +310,8 @@ void CheckFunctions::checkMissingReturn()
             continue;
         if (Token::Match(function->retDef, "%name% (") && function->retDef->isUpperCaseName())
             continue;
+        if (mTokenizer->isCPP() && Token::Match(function->retDef, "std :: enable_if|enable_if_t"))
+            continue;
         if (Function::returnsVoid(function, true))
             continue;
         const Token *errorToken = checkMissingReturnScope(scope->bodyEnd, mSettings->library);
diff --git a/test/testfunctions.cpp b/test/testfunctions.cpp
index 9d0d4ee4998..0e3606c6b3c 100644
--- a/test/testfunctions.cpp
+++ b/test/testfunctions.cpp
@@ -1725,6 +1725,9 @@ class TestFunctions : public TestFixture {
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:2]: (error) Found a exit path from function with non-void return type that has missing return statement\n"
                       "[test.cpp:10]: (error) Found a exit path from function with non-void return type that has missing return statement\n",
                       errout.str());
+
+        check("std::enable_if_t<sizeof(uint64_t) == 8> f() {}"); // #11171
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
     }
 
     // NRVO check