diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxSniff.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxSniff.php
index 58d26325c0..6854945ad2 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxSniff.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Sniffs/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxSniff.php
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
 
         $error = 'Short array syntax must be used to define arrays';
 
-        if (isset($tokens[$stackPtr]['parenthesis_opener']) === false
-            || isset($tokens[$stackPtr]['parenthesis_closer']) === false
-        ) {
+        if (isset($tokens[$stackPtr]['parenthesis_opener'], $tokens[$stackPtr]['parenthesis_closer']) === false) {
             // Live coding/parse error, just show the error, don't try and fix it.
             $phpcsFile->addError($error, $stackPtr, 'Found');
             return;
@@ -61,13 +59,9 @@ public function process(File $phpcsFile, $stackPtr)
 
             $phpcsFile->fixer->beginChangeset();
 
-            if ($opener === null) {
-                $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($stackPtr, '[]');
-            } else {
-                $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($stackPtr, '');
-                $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($opener, '[');
-                $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($closer, ']');
-            }
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($stackPtr, '');
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($opener, '[');
+            $phpcsFile->fixer->replaceToken($closer, ']');
 
             $phpcsFile->fixer->endChangeset();
         }
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc
index 60c2ef96f6..6855f02cb7 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@ $var = array();
 $var = [1,2,3];
 $var = array(1,2,3);
 echo $var[1];
-$foo = array($var[1],$var[2]);
+$foo = ARRAY($var[1],$var[2]);
 $foo = array(
         1,
         2,
         3
        );
 $var = array/*comment*/(1,2,3);
-$var = array;
 
 function foo(array $array) {}
 
@@ -26,3 +25,9 @@ array_map(
     static fn (array $value): array => array_filter($value),
     []
 );
+
+class Foo {
+    function array() {}
+}
+
+$obj->array( 1, 2, 3 );
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc.fixed b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
index e37971f238..5e99306845 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.1.inc.fixed
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ $foo = [
         3
        ];
 $var = /*comment*/[1,2,3];
-$var = array;
 
 function foo(array $array) {}
 
@@ -26,3 +25,9 @@ array_map(
     static fn (array $value): array => array_filter($value),
     []
 );
+
+class Foo {
+    function array() {}
+}
+
+$obj->array( 1, 2, 3 );
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.3.inc b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.3.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68020bdcae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.3.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+// Intentional parse error (long array syntax missing parentheses).
+// This should be the only test in this file.
+// Testing that the sniff is *not* triggered.
+
+$var = array
diff --git a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.php b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.php
index 7d818ebeeb..18f12fe7de 100644
--- a/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.php
+++ b/src/Standards/Generic/Tests/Arrays/DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.php
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public function getErrorList($testFile='')
                 2 => 1,
                 9 => 1,
             ];
+        case 'DisallowLongArraySyntaxUnitTest.3.inc':
+            return [
+                7 => 1,
+            ];
         default:
             return [];
         }//end switch