diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsSniff.php b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsSniff.php
index e52b00d722..01c2818ec0 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Sniffs/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsSniff.php
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
             }
         }
 
+        // Ignore assignments in WHILE loop conditions.
+        if (isset($tokens[$stackPtr]['nested_parenthesis']) === true) {
+            $nested = $tokens[$stackPtr]['nested_parenthesis'];
+            foreach ($nested as $opener => $closer) {
+                if (isset($tokens[$opener]['parenthesis_owner']) === true
+                    && $tokens[$tokens[$opener]['parenthesis_owner']]['code'] === T_WHILE
+                ) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         /*
             The general rule is:
             Find an equal sign and go backwards along the line. If you hit an
@@ -122,10 +134,10 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
 
         // Ignore the first part of FOR loops as we are allowed to
         // assign variables there even though the variable is not the
-        // first thing on the line. Also ignore WHILE loops.
+        // first thing on the line.
         if ($tokens[$varToken]['code'] === T_OPEN_PARENTHESIS && isset($tokens[$varToken]['parenthesis_owner']) === true) {
             $owner = $tokens[$varToken]['parenthesis_owner'];
-            if ($tokens[$owner]['code'] === T_FOR || $tokens[$owner]['code'] === T_WHILE) {
+            if ($tokens[$owner]['code'] === T_FOR) {
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsUnitTest.inc b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsUnitTest.inc
index f38806bf86..f284b44878 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsUnitTest.inc
+++ b/src/Standards/Squiz/Tests/PHP/DisallowMultipleAssignmentsUnitTest.inc
@@ -56,3 +56,9 @@ $obj->$classVar = $prefix.'-'.$type;
 $closureWithDefaultParamter = function(array $testArray=array()) {};
 ?>
 <?php $var = false; ?>
+
+<?php
+
+while ( ( $csvdata = fgetcsv( $handle, 2000, $separator ) ) !== false ) {
+	// Do something.
+}