diff --git a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveUnusedNonEmptyArrayBeforeForeachRector.php b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveUnusedNonEmptyArrayBeforeForeachRector.php
index a6eab21fcf7..cb423a5b2af 100644
--- a/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveUnusedNonEmptyArrayBeforeForeachRector.php
+++ b/rules/DeadCode/Rector/If_/RemoveUnusedNonEmptyArrayBeforeForeachRector.php
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
     public function refactor(Node $node): Node|null
     {
         if ($node instanceof If_) {
+            // cheap structural bail before pulling the scope
+            if (! $this->ifManipulator->isIfWithOnly($node, Foreach_::class)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
             $scope = ScopeFetcher::fetch($node);
             return $this->refactorIf($node, $scope);
         }