diff --git a/packages/NodeTypeResolver/src/PhpDoc/NodeAnalyzer/DocBlockManipulator.php b/packages/NodeTypeResolver/src/PhpDoc/NodeAnalyzer/DocBlockManipulator.php
index c7a1b9885e5c..a6b94bcdee85 100644
--- a/packages/NodeTypeResolver/src/PhpDoc/NodeAnalyzer/DocBlockManipulator.php
+++ b/packages/NodeTypeResolver/src/PhpDoc/NodeAnalyzer/DocBlockManipulator.php
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\PhpDoc\PhpDocTagValueNode;
 use PHPStan\PhpDocParser\Ast\Type\IdentifierTypeNode;
 use PHPStan\Type\ArrayType;
+use PHPStan\Type\Constant\ConstantArrayType;
 use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
+use PHPStan\Type\NeverType;
 use PHPStan\Type\ObjectType;
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\Annotation\AnnotationNaming;
@@ -245,6 +247,15 @@ public function changeVarTag(Node $node, Type $newType): void
             return;
         }
 
+        // prevent existing type override by mixed
+        if (! $currentVarType instanceof MixedType) {
+            if ($newType instanceof ConstantArrayType) {
+                if ($newType->getItemType() instanceof NeverType) {
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         $this->removeTagFromNode($node, 'var', true);
         $this->addTypeSpecificTag($node, 'var', $newType);
 
diff --git a/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRectorTest.php b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRectorTest.php
index f517fdcfae3f..1dfa134f7262 100644
--- a/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRectorTest.php
+++ b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRectorTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public function provideDataForTest(): Iterator
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/typed_array.php.inc'];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/typed_array_nested.php.inc'];
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/symfony_console_command.php.inc'];
+        yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/skip_more_specific.php.inc'];
     }
 
     protected function getRectorClass(): string
diff --git a/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/Fixture/skip_more_specific.php.inc b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/Fixture/skip_more_specific.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f1af735a5a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/Fixture/skip_more_specific.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\TypeDeclaration\Tests\Rector\Property\CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector\Fixture;
+
+use Rector\TypeDeclaration\Tests\Rector\Property\CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector\Source\SomeService;
+
+class SkipMoreSpecific
+{
+    /**
+     * @var SomeService[]
+     */
+    private static $registry = [];
+    /**
+     * register an SomeService for using.
+     *
+     * @param SomeService $service
+     */
+    public static function register(SomeService $service)
+    {
+        self::$registry[$service->getLabel()] = $service;
+    }
+    /**
+     * find registered SomeService.
+     *
+     * @return SomeService[]
+     */
+    public static function getRegisteredSomeServices()
+    {
+        return self::$registry;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/Source/SomeService.php b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/Source/SomeService.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e14fecc3314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/Property/CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector/Source/SomeService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Rector\TypeDeclaration\Tests\Rector\Property\CompleteVarDocTypePropertyRector\Source;
+
+final class SomeService
+{
+
+}