diff --git a/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php b/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php
index 6f2b3ee69d5..d0909b09f19 100644
--- a/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php
+++ b/rules/Php80/Rector/Class_/AnnotationToAttributeRector.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Rector\Php80\Rector\Class_;
 
+use PhpParser\Comment\Doc;
 use PhpParser\Node;
 use PhpParser\Node\AttributeGroup;
 use PhpParser\Node\Expr\ArrowFunction;
@@ -137,6 +138,11 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             throw new InvalidConfigurationException(sprintf('The "%s" rule requires configuration.', self::class));
         }
 
+        // annotations converted to attributes only come from a docblock; skip nodes without one
+        if (!$node->getDocComment() instanceof Doc) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $phpDocInfo = $this->phpDocInfoFactory->createFromNode($node);
         if (! $phpDocInfo instanceof PhpDocInfo) {
             return null;