diff --git a/src/NodeContainer/ParsedNodesByType.php b/src/NodeContainer/ParsedNodesByType.php
index 59f054109443..b4b992b7d6ed 100644
--- a/src/NodeContainer/ParsedNodesByType.php
+++ b/src/NodeContainer/ParsedNodesByType.php
@@ -379,6 +379,11 @@ public function isStaticMethod(string $methodName, string $className): bool
                 return true;
             }
 
+            // probably magic method → we don't know
+            if (! method_exists($className, $methodName)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             $methodReflection = $reflectionClass->getMethod($methodName);
             return $methodReflection->isStatic();
         }