diff --git a/src/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule.php b/src/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule.php
index 83e75082..5d30ed9b 100644
--- a/src/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule.php
+++ b/src/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $matches = Strings::match($classMethod->getDocComment()->getText(), '#(@var)\b#mi');
+            $matches = Strings::match($classMethod->getDocComment()->getText(), '#\*\s(@var)\b#mi');
             if ($matches === null) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public function processNode(Node $node, Scope $scope): array
                 continue;
             }
 
-            $matches = Strings::match($property->getDocComment()->getText(), '#(@param|@return)\b#mi');
+            $matches = Strings::match($property->getDocComment()->getText(), '#\*\s(@param|@return)\b#mi');
             if ($matches === null) {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/tests/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule/Fixture/SkipPartOfComment.php b/tests/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule/Fixture/SkipPartOfComment.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46213b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule/Fixture/SkipPartOfComment.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Symplify\PHPStanRules\Tests\Rules\NoMissnamedDocTagRule\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipPartOfComment
+{
+    /**
+     * Designed to position @return string in the comment
+     */
+    private $position;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule/NoMissnamedDocTagRuleTest.php b/tests/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule/NoMissnamedDocTagRuleTest.php
index e317eb11..d75305dc 100644
--- a/tests/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule/NoMissnamedDocTagRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/Rules/NoMissnamedDocTagRule/NoMissnamedDocTagRuleTest.php
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public static function provideData(): Iterator
         ]];
 
         yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipValidPropertyTag.php', []];
+        yield [__DIR__ . '/Fixture/SkipPartOfComment.php', []];
     }
 
     /**