diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula_cop.rb b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula_cop.rb
index 1e7160bbd4ed9..9d16db36d5a0e 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula_cop.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/extend/formula_cop.rb
@@ -127,6 +127,22 @@ def find_instance_method_call(node, instance, method_name)
         end
       end
 
+      # Matches receiver part of method,
+      # EX: to match `ARGV.<whatever>()`
+      # call `find_instance_call(node, "ARGV")`
+      # yields to a block with parent node of receiver
+      def find_instance_call(node, name)
+        node.each_descendant(:send) do |method_node|
+          next if method_node.receiver.nil?
+          next if method_node.receiver.const_name != name &&
+                  method_node.receiver.method_name != name
+          @offense_source_range = method_node.receiver.source_range
+          @offensive_node = method_node.receiver
+          return true unless block_given?
+          yield method_node
+        end
+      end
+
       # Returns nil if does not depend on dependency_name
       # args: node - dependency_name - dependency's name
       def depends_on?(dependency_name, *types)
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb
index d9e40c2de5c30..fdc31078f3ffd 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/rubocops/lines_cop.rb
@@ -162,10 +162,9 @@ def audit_formula(_node, _class_node, _parent_class_node, body_node)
             end
           end
 
-          [:debug?, :verbose?, :value].each do |method_name|
-            find_instance_method_call(body_node, "ARGV", method_name) do
-              problem "Use build instead of ARGV to check options"
-            end
+          find_instance_call(body_node, "ARGV") do |method_node|
+            next if [:debug?, :verbose?, :value].index(method_node.method_name)
+            problem "Use build instead of ARGV to check options"
           end
 
           find_instance_method_call(body_node, :man, :+) do |method|
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/lines_cop_spec.rb b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/lines_cop_spec.rb
index de79fd7de8276..0d2146339cc8b 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/lines_cop_spec.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/test/rubocops/lines_cop_spec.rb
@@ -541,13 +541,12 @@ class Foo < Formula
     end
 
     it "Using ARGV to check options" do
-      expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
+      expect_no_offenses(<<~RUBY)
         class Foo < Formula
           desc "foo"
           url 'http://example.com/foo-1.0.tgz'
           def install
             verbose = ARGV.verbose?
-                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Use build instead of ARGV to check options
           end
         end
       RUBY
@@ -739,6 +738,7 @@ class Foo < Formula
           test do
             head = ARGV.include? "--HEAD"
                                   ^^^^^^ Use "if build.head?" instead
+                   ^^^^ Use build instead of ARGV to check options
           end
         end
       RUBY