diff --git a/rules/Php70/Rector/FuncCall/EregToPregMatchRector.php b/rules/Php70/Rector/FuncCall/EregToPregMatchRector.php
index 3281d8e50c7..c0953f72bfc 100644
--- a/rules/Php70/Rector/FuncCall/EregToPregMatchRector.php
+++ b/rules/Php70/Rector/FuncCall/EregToPregMatchRector.php
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ private function shouldSkipFuncCall(FuncCall $funcCall): bool
         }
 
         if ($funcCall->isFirstClassCallable()) {
-            return null;
+            return true;
         }
 
         return ! isset($funcCall->getArgs()[0]);