diff --git a/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/LineLength.kt b/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/LineLength.kt
index 2819c32840..3701ec9e78 100644
--- a/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/LineLength.kt
+++ b/diktat-rules/src/main/kotlin/org/cqfn/diktat/ruleset/rules/chapter3/LineLength.kt
@@ -567,14 +567,14 @@ class LineLength(configRules: List<RulesConfig>) : DiktatRule(
      *@param node node in which to search
      *@param dotList mutable list of ASTNode to store nodes
      */
-    private fun searchDot(node: ASTNode, dotList: MutableList<ASTNode>) {
+    private fun searchDotOrSafeAccess(node: ASTNode, dotList: MutableList<ASTNode>) {
         if (node.elementType == DOT_QUALIFIED_EXPRESSION || node.elementType == SAFE_ACCESS_EXPRESSION || node.elementType == POSTFIX_EXPRESSION) {
             node.getChildren(null)
                 .filter {
                     it.elementType == DOT_QUALIFIED_EXPRESSION || it.elementType == SAFE_ACCESS_EXPRESSION || it.elementType == POSTFIX_EXPRESSION
                 }
                 .forEach {
-                    searchDot(it, dotList)
+                    searchDotOrSafeAccess(it, dotList)
                 }
             if (node.elementType != POSTFIX_EXPRESSION) {
                 dotList.add(node)