diff --git a/changelog/potuz_fix_linter.md b/changelog/potuz_fix_linter.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7aff422bd8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/potuz_fix_linter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- Fix array out of bounds in static analyzer. 
diff --git a/tools/analyzers/recursivelock/analyzer.go b/tools/analyzers/recursivelock/analyzer.go
index 7dca9dc1b2db..ac110f8cbf4d 100644
--- a/tools/analyzers/recursivelock/analyzer.go
+++ b/tools/analyzers/recursivelock/analyzer.go
@@ -525,6 +525,9 @@ func hasNestedlock(fullRLockSelector *selIdentList, goPos token.Pos, compareMap
 		if node == (*ast.FuncDecl)(nil) {
 			return ""
 		} else if castedNode, ok := node.(*ast.FuncDecl); ok && castedNode.Recv != nil {
+			if len(castedNode.Recv.List) == 0 || len(castedNode.Recv.List[0].Names) == 0 {
+				return ""
+			}
 			recv = castedNode.Recv.List[0].Names[0]
 			rLockSelector.changeRoot(recv, pass.TypesInfo.ObjectOf(recv))
 		}