diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Util.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Util.scala
index 9a1c38bcac36..144abefe4116 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Util.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/dotc/transform/init/Util.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ object Util:
       case TypeApply(fn, targs) =>
         unapply(fn)
 
+      case ref: RefTree if ref.symbol.is(Flags.Method) =>
+        Some((ref, Nil))
+
       case ref: RefTree if ref.tpe.widenSingleton.isInstanceOf[MethodicType] =>
+        // for polymorphic method with no `apply` symbol; see tests/init/pos/interleaving-overload.scala
         Some((ref, Nil))
 
       case _ => None
diff --git a/tests/init-global/pos-tasty/test-safe-value.scala b/tests/init-global/pos-tasty/test-safe-value.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..803c0f2e24d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/init-global/pos-tasty/test-safe-value.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package scala.collection.immutable
+
+object A { // These are a safe values, so no warning should be emitted
+    Node.HashCodeLength
+    Node.BitPartitionSize
+    Node.MaxDepth
+}
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