diff --git a/java/dagger/lint/DaggerKotlinIssueDetector.kt b/java/dagger/lint/DaggerKotlinIssueDetector.kt
index 8ca862309e6..2c180eeee11 100644
--- a/java/dagger/lint/DaggerKotlinIssueDetector.kt
+++ b/java/dagger/lint/DaggerKotlinIssueDetector.kt
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class DaggerKotlinIssueDetector : Detector(), SourceCodeScanner {
       override fun visitMethod(node: UMethod) {
         if (!node.isConstructor &&
           node.hasAnnotation(PROVIDES_ANNOTATION) &&
-          node.hasAnnotation(JVM_STATIC_ANNOTATION)
+          node.findAnnotation(JVM_STATIC_ANNOTATION) != null
         ) {
           val containingClass = node.containingClass?.toUElement(UClass::class.java) ?: return
           if (containingClass.isObject()) {