diff --git a/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/FunctionLike/FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector/Fixture/skip_already_first_class_callable.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/FunctionLike/FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector/Fixture/skip_already_first_class_callable.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..565aa4860ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodingStyle/Rector/FunctionLike/FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector/Fixture/skip_already_first_class_callable.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodingStyle\Rector\FunctionLike\FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector\Fixture;
+
+function ($parameter) { return Call::to(...); };
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/FunctionLike/FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector.php b/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/FunctionLike/FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector.php
index 1ae74ca35e5..f08c840a2c0 100644
--- a/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/FunctionLike/FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/FunctionLike/FunctionLikeToFirstClassCallableRector.php
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ private function shouldSkip(
         Scope $scope
     ): bool {
         $params = $node->getParams();
-        $args = $callLike->getArgs();
         if ($callLike->isFirstClassCallable()) {
             return true;
         }
 
+        $args = $callLike->getArgs();
         if ($this->isChainedCall($callLike)) {
             return true;
         }