diff --git a/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeInheritedMethodVisibilitySameAsParentRector.php b/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeInheritedMethodVisibilitySameAsParentRector.php
index 52f714342d9..46bde460714 100644
--- a/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeInheritedMethodVisibilitySameAsParentRector.php
+++ b/rules/CodingStyle/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeInheritedMethodVisibilitySameAsParentRector.php
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             /** @var string $methodName */
             $methodName = $this->getName($classMethod->name);
 
-            foreach ($interfaces as $interface) {
-                if ($interface->hasNativeMethod($methodName)) {
-                    continue 2;
+            if ($classMethod->isPublic()) {
+                foreach ($interfaces as $interface) {
+                    if ($interface->hasNativeMethod($methodName)) {
+                        continue 2;
+                    }
                 }
             }