diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector/Fixture/skipped_by_path.php.inc b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector/Fixture/skipped_by_path.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2b606aed16a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector/Fixture/skipped_by_path.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\TypeDeclaration\Rector\StmtsAwareInterface\DeclareStrictTypesRector\Fixture;
+
+function skipped_by_path()
+{
+}
diff --git a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector/config/configured_rule.php b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector/config/configured_rule.php
index 2c43c2fab63..181661e557c 100644
--- a/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector/config/configured_rule.php
+++ b/rules-tests/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector/config/configured_rule.php
@@ -7,4 +7,10 @@
 
 return static function (RectorConfig $rectorConfig): void {
     $rectorConfig->rule(DeclareStrictTypesRector::class);
+    $rectorConfig->skip([
+        DeclareStrictTypesRector::class => [
+            // .php.inc changed .php during running test
+            realpath(__DIR__ . '/../Fixture') . '/skipped_by_path.php',
+        ],
+    ]);
 };
diff --git a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php
index 43ddd607979..1cf9d22e7aa 100644
--- a/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php
+++ b/rules/TypeDeclaration/Rector/StmtsAwareInterface/DeclareStrictTypesRector.php
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public function beforeTraverse(array $nodes): ?array
     {
         parent::beforeTraverse($nodes);
 
+        $filePath = $this->file->getFilePath();
+        if ($this->skipper->shouldSkipElementAndFilePath(self::class, $filePath)) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         $newStmts = $this->file->getNewStmts();
 
         if ($newStmts === []) {
diff --git a/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php b/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
index d872f2b35b0..21906895321 100644
--- a/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
+++ b/src/Rector/AbstractRector.php
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ abstract class AbstractRector extends NodeVisitorAbstract implements RectorInter
 
     private SimpleCallableNodeTraverser $simpleCallableNodeTraverser;
 
-    private Skipper $skipper;
+    protected Skipper $skipper;
 
     private CurrentFileProvider $currentFileProvider;