diff --git a/packages/TypeDeclaration/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector.php b/packages/TypeDeclaration/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector.php
index a56280c1d48c..68bdec9c0de2 100644
--- a/packages/TypeDeclaration/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector.php
+++ b/packages/TypeDeclaration/src/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 use PHPStan\Type\MixedType;
 use PHPStan\Type\Type;
 use PHPStan\Type\UnionType;
-use Rector\BetterPhpDocParser\PhpDocInfo\PhpDocInfo;
 use Rector\Rector\AbstractRector;
 use Rector\RectorDefinition\CodeSample;
 use Rector\RectorDefinition\RectorDefinition;
@@ -131,7 +130,13 @@ private function shouldSkip(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
             return false;
         }
 
-        return $this->isSpecificIterableType($currentPhpDocInfo);
+        $returnType = $currentPhpDocInfo->getReturnType();
+
+        if ($returnType instanceof ArrayType && $returnType->getItemType() instanceof MixedType) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return $returnType instanceof IterableType;
     }
 
     private function shouldSkipType(Type $newType, ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
@@ -209,16 +214,4 @@ private function shouldSkipUnionType(UnionType $unionType): bool
 
         return false;
     }
-
-    private function isSpecificIterableType(PhpDocInfo $currentPhpDocInfo): bool
-    {
-        if (! $currentPhpDocInfo->getReturnType() instanceof IterableType) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        /** @var IterableType $iterableType */
-        $iterableType = $currentPhpDocInfo->getReturnType();
-
-        return ! $iterableType->getItemType() instanceof MixedType;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector/Fixture/skip_mixed_array.php.inc b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector/Fixture/skip_mixed_array.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b8308a01005e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector/Fixture/skip_mixed_array.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\TypeDeclaration\Tests\Rector\ClassMethod\AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipMixedArray
+{
+    /**
+     * @return mixed[]
+     */
+    public function someMethod(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            42,
+            [42],
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector/Fixture/skip_mixed_iterable.php.inc b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector/Fixture/skip_mixed_iterable.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bdd03e797b3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/TypeDeclaration/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector/Fixture/skip_mixed_iterable.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\TypeDeclaration\Tests\Rector\ClassMethod\AddArrayReturnDocTypeRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipMixedIterable
+{
+    /**
+     * @return iterable<mixed>
+     */
+    public function someDataProvider(): iterable
+    {
+        yield [42];
+        yield [[42]];
+    }
+}