diff --git a/infer/src/backend/procname.ml b/infer/src/backend/procname.ml
index bd711bd21..64c124759 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/procname.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/procname.ml
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ let java_is_vararg = function
 (** [is_constructor pname] returns true if [pname] is a constructor *)
 let is_constructor = function
   | JAVA js -> js.methodname = "<init>"
-  | C_METHOD name -> Utils.string_is_prefix "init" name.method_name
+  | C_METHOD name ->
+      (name.method_name = "new") || Utils.string_is_prefix "init" name.method_name
   | _ -> false
 
 let java_is_close = function
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers.ml b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers.ml
index 39b84fd91..d27e79a25 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cFrontend_checkers.ml
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ let direct_atomic_property_access context stmt_info ivar_name =
   | Some Sil.Tstruct (flds1, flds2, _, _, _, _, _) ->
       (* We give the warning when:
          (1) the property has the atomic attribute and
-         (2) the access of the ivar is not in a getter or setter method. This condition
-             avoids false positives *)
+         (2) the access of the ivar is not in a getter or setter method.
+         (3) the access of the ivar is not in the init method
+         Last two conditions avoids false positives *)
       let condition = (CField_decl.is_ivar_atomic ivar (flds1 @ flds2))
-                      && not (ObjcProperty_decl.is_getter_setter curr_class mname ivar_name) in
+                      && not (ObjcProperty_decl.is_getter_setter curr_class mname ivar_name)
+                      && not (Procname.is_constructor mname) in
       let warning_desc = {
         name = "DIRECT_ATOMIC_PROPERTY_ACCESS";
         description = "Direct access to ivar " ^ (Ident.fieldname_to_string ivar) ^
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/warnings/atomic_prop.m b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/warnings/atomic_prop.m
index 88ac2a83f..cd44507d8 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/warnings/atomic_prop.m
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/objc/warnings/atomic_prop.m
@@ -44,6 +44,34 @@
 
 @synthesize b;
 
+- (A*) init
+{
+    _p = 0; // Good access
+    _q = 0; // Good access
+    _f = 0; // Good access
+}
+
+- (A*) new
+{
+    _p = 0; // Good access
+    _q = 0; // Good access
+    _f = 0; // Good access
+}
+
+- (A*) initWithBla: (int) d
+{
+    _p = d; // Good access
+    _q = d; // Good access
+    _f = d; // Good access
+}
+
+- (A*) initWith: (int) e
+{
+    _p = e; // Good access
+    _q = e; // Good access
+    _f = e; // Good access
+}
+
 - (void) writeP: (int)i
 {
     _p = i; // Good access