diff --git a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/StaticImportCheck.java b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/StaticImportCheck.java
index 9c9abe5a0ee..cc73da727b6 100644
--- a/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/StaticImportCheck.java
+++ b/error-prone-contrib/src/main/java/tech/picnic/errorprone/bugpatterns/StaticImportCheck.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import static com.sun.source.tree.Tree.Kind.MEMBER_SELECT;
 import static com.sun.source.tree.Tree.Kind.METHOD_INVOCATION;
+import static com.sun.source.tree.Tree.Kind.PACKAGE;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
 import com.google.auto.service.AutoService;
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ private static boolean isCandidate(VisitorState state) {
   private static boolean isExempted(VisitorState state) {
     Tree currentTree = state.getPath().getLeaf();
     Tree parentTree = state.getPath().getParentPath().getLeaf();
-    if (currentTree.getKind() != MEMBER_SELECT && parentTree.getKind() != METHOD_INVOCATION) {
+    if ((currentTree.getKind() != MEMBER_SELECT && parentTree.getKind() != METHOD_INVOCATION)
+        || parentTree.getKind() == PACKAGE) {
       return false;
     }