diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanAnd/RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector/Fixture/skip_short_circuit_dependent_call.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanAnd/RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector/Fixture/skip_short_circuit_dependent_call.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20ba892c646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanAnd/RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector/Fixture/skip_short_circuit_dependent_call.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\BooleanAnd\RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipShortCircuitDependentCall
+{
+    public function run(?string $locale, ?SomeTranslations $translations): bool
+    {
+        if (null !== $locale && null !== $translations && null !== $translations->getTranslation($locale)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+final class SomeTranslations
+{
+    public function getTranslation(string $locale): ?string
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanAnd/RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector/Fixture/yoda_null_on_variables.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanAnd/RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector/Fixture/yoda_null_on_variables.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8fb145c168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanAnd/RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector/Fixture/yoda_null_on_variables.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\BooleanAnd\RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class YodaNullOnVariables
+{
+    public function run($first, $second, $third): bool
+    {
+        if (null !== $first && null !== $second && null !== $third) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\BooleanAnd\RepeatedAndNotEqualToNotInArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class YodaNullOnVariables
+{
+    public function run($first, $second, $third): bool
+    {
+        if (!in_array(null, [$first, $second, $third], true)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanOr/RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector/Fixture/skip_short_circuit_dependent_call.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanOr/RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector/Fixture/skip_short_circuit_dependent_call.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1efd4a14ccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanOr/RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector/Fixture/skip_short_circuit_dependent_call.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\BooleanOr\RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class SkipShortCircuitDependentCall
+{
+    public function run(?string $locale, ?SomeTranslations $translations): bool
+    {
+        if (null === $locale || null === $translations || null === $translations->getTranslation($locale)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+final class SomeTranslations
+{
+    public function getTranslation(string $locale): ?string
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanOr/RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector/Fixture/yoda_null_on_variables.php.inc b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanOr/RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector/Fixture/yoda_null_on_variables.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecdaf244961
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/CodeQuality/Rector/BooleanOr/RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector/Fixture/yoda_null_on_variables.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\BooleanOr\RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class YodaNullOnVariables
+{
+    public function run($first, $second, $third): bool
+    {
+        if (null === $first || null === $second || null === $third) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
+-----
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Tests\CodeQuality\Rector\BooleanOr\RepeatedOrEqualToInArrayRector\Fixture;
+
+final class YodaNullOnVariables
+{
+    public function run($first, $second, $third): bool
+    {
+        if (in_array(null, [$first, $second, $third], true)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/rules/CodeQuality/NodeFactory/InArrayFromRepeatedCompareFactory.php b/rules/CodeQuality/NodeFactory/InArrayFromRepeatedCompareFactory.php
index 75d99c556d8..8c275d22a26 100644
--- a/rules/CodeQuality/NodeFactory/InArrayFromRepeatedCompareFactory.php
+++ b/rules/CodeQuality/NodeFactory/InArrayFromRepeatedCompareFactory.php
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 namespace Rector\CodeQuality\NodeFactory;
 
 use PhpParser\Node\Arg;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr;
+use PhpParser\Node\Expr\Variable;
 use Rector\CodeQuality\ValueObject\ComparedExprAndValueExpr;
+use Rector\NodeAnalyzer\ExprAnalyzer;
 use Rector\PhpParser\Comparing\NodeComparator;
 use Rector\PhpParser\Node\NodeFactory;
 
@@ -13,14 +16,15 @@
 {
     public function __construct(
         private NodeComparator $nodeComparator,
-        private NodeFactory $nodeFactory
+        private NodeFactory $nodeFactory,
+        private ExprAnalyzer $exprAnalyzer
     ) {
     }
 
     /**
      * Builds the "$value, [...]" args of an in_array() call from a repeated compare chain,
      * once all compared expressions are confirmed equal. Returns null when the chain is too
-     * short or the compared expressions differ.
+     * short, the compared expressions differ, or a value expression is not safe to evaluate eagerly.
      *
      * @param ComparedExprAndValueExpr[] $comparedExprAndValueExprs
      * @return Arg[]|null
@@ -33,7 +37,15 @@ public function createInArrayArgs(array $comparedExprAndValueExprs): ?array
 
         $valueExprs = [];
         foreach ($comparedExprAndValueExprs as $comparedExprAndValueExpr) {
-            $valueExprs[] = $comparedExprAndValueExpr->getValueExpr();
+            $valueExpr = $comparedExprAndValueExpr->getValueExpr();
+
+            // the array literal evaluates every item up front, while the &&/|| chain stops early,
+            // e.g. null !== $a && null !== $a->get() would call get() on null
+            if (! $this->isSafeToEvaluateEagerly($valueExpr)) {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            $valueExprs[] = $valueExpr;
         }
 
         /** @var ComparedExprAndValueExpr $firstComparedExprAndValue */
@@ -53,4 +65,14 @@ public function createInArrayArgs(array $comparedExprAndValueExprs): ?array
 
         return $this->nodeFactory->createArgs([$firstComparedExprAndValue->getComparedExpr(), $array]);
     }
+
+    private function isSafeToEvaluateEagerly(Expr $expr): bool
+    {
+        // reading a plain variable has no side effect; $$name could evaluate a call
+        if ($expr instanceof Variable) {
+            return is_string($expr->name);
+        }
+
+        return ! $this->exprAnalyzer->isDynamicExpr($expr);
+    }
 }