diff --git a/clang/lib/Format/WhitespaceManager.cpp b/clang/lib/Format/WhitespaceManager.cpp
index b1e43f0313dbf..cfaadf07edfd0 100644
--- a/clang/lib/Format/WhitespaceManager.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/Format/WhitespaceManager.cpp
@@ -1012,13 +1012,8 @@ void WhitespaceManager::alignConsecutiveDeclarations() {
   AlignTokens(
       Style,
       [&](Change const &C) {
-        if (Style.AlignConsecutiveDeclarations.AlignFunctionPointers) {
-          for (const auto *Prev = C.Tok->Previous; Prev; Prev = Prev->Previous)
-            if (Prev->is(tok::equal))
-              return false;
-          if (C.Tok->is(TT_FunctionTypeLParen))
-            return true;
-        }
+        if (C.Tok->is(TT_FunctionTypeLParen))
+          return Style.AlignConsecutiveDeclarations.AlignFunctionPointers;
         if (C.Tok->is(TT_FunctionDeclarationName))
           return Style.AlignConsecutiveDeclarations.AlignFunctionDeclarations;
         if (C.Tok->isNot(TT_StartOfName))
diff --git a/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp b/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
index bf3260c6216da..f5c5a9ea4a1fa 100644
--- a/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
+++ b/clang/unittests/Format/FormatTest.cpp
@@ -20207,6 +20207,16 @@ TEST_F(FormatTest, AlignConsecutiveDeclarations) {
                "double b();",
                AlignmentLeft);
 
+  auto Style = AlignmentLeft;
+  Style.AlignConsecutiveDeclarations.AlignFunctionPointers = true;
+  Style.BinPackParameters = FormatStyle::BPPS_OnePerLine;
+  verifyFormat("int function_name(const wchar_t*  title,\n"
+               "                  int             x          = 0,\n"
+               "                  long            extraStyle = 0,\n"
+               "                  bool            readOnly   = false,\n"
+               "                  FancyClassType* module     = nullptr);",
+               Style);
+
   // PAS_Middle
   FormatStyle AlignmentMiddle = Alignment;
   AlignmentMiddle.PointerAlignment = FormatStyle::PAS_Middle;
@@ -20438,7 +20448,7 @@ TEST_F(FormatTest, AlignConsecutiveDeclarations) {
                Alignment);
 
   // See PR37175
-  FormatStyle Style = getMozillaStyle();
+  Style = getMozillaStyle();
   Style.AlignConsecutiveDeclarations.Enabled = true;
   verifyFormat("DECOR1 /**/ int8_t /**/ DECOR2 /**/\n"
                "foo(int a);",