diff --git a/pkg/linter/lib/src/rules/use_build_context_synchronously.dart b/pkg/linter/lib/src/rules/use_build_context_synchronously.dart
index 663b6b5c25fd..1126929dcee1 100644
--- a/pkg/linter/lib/src/rules/use_build_context_synchronously.dart
+++ b/pkg/linter/lib/src/rules/use_build_context_synchronously.dart
@@ -270,12 +270,14 @@ class AsyncStateVisitor extends SimpleAstVisitor<AsyncState> {
       return switch ((leftGuardState, rightGuardState)) {
         // Anything on the left followed by async on the right is async.
         (_, AsyncState.asynchronous) => AsyncState.asynchronous,
-        // Async on the left followed by anything on the right is async.
+        // Anything on the left followed by not-mounted on the right is a
+        // not-mounted check.
+        (_, AsyncState.notMountedCheck) => AsyncState.notMountedCheck,
+        // Async on the left followed by anything else on the right is async.
         (AsyncState.asynchronous, _) => AsyncState.asynchronous,
         // A mounted guard only applies if both sides are guarded.
         (AsyncState.mountedCheck, AsyncState.mountedCheck) =>
           AsyncState.mountedCheck,
-        (_, AsyncState.notMountedCheck) => AsyncState.notMountedCheck,
         (AsyncState.notMountedCheck, _) => AsyncState.notMountedCheck,
         // Otherwise it's just uninteresting.
         (_, _) => null,
diff --git a/pkg/linter/test/rules/use_build_context_synchronously_test.dart b/pkg/linter/test/rules/use_build_context_synchronously_test.dart
index accd7a1ca96d..8c3e1c72d633 100644
--- a/pkg/linter/test/rules/use_build_context_synchronously_test.dart
+++ b/pkg/linter/test/rules/use_build_context_synchronously_test.dart
@@ -705,6 +705,22 @@ void foo(BuildContext context) async {
         AsyncState.asynchronous);
   }
 
+  test_ifStatement_referenceAfter_asyncOrNotMountedInCondition() async {
+    await resolveCode(r'''
+import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+void foo(BuildContext context) async {
+  if (await Future.value(true) || !context.mounted) return;
+  //} else {
+  context /* ref */;
+  //}
+}
+''');
+    var body = findNode.ifStatement('if ').parent!;
+    var reference = findNode.statement('context /* ref */');
+    expect(body.asyncStateFor(reference, contextElement),
+        AsyncState.notMountedCheck);
+  }
+
   test_ifStatement_referenceAfter_awaitThenExitInElse() async {
     await resolveCode(r'''
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';