diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs b/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
index 5df7e9ae876a35..4cc48804c0fbb7 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/checkers/ast/mod.rs
@@ -1584,7 +1584,9 @@ where
                     }
                 }
                 if self.settings.rules.enabled(Rule::SelfAssigningVariable) {
-                    pylint::rules::self_assigning_variable(self, targets, value);
+                    if let [target] = targets.as_slice() {
+                        pylint::rules::self_assigning_variable(self, target, value);
+                    }
                 }
                 if self.settings.rules.enabled(Rule::TypeParamNameMismatch) {
                     pylint::rules::type_param_name_mismatch(self, value, targets);
@@ -1649,11 +1651,7 @@ where
                         );
                     }
                     if self.enabled(Rule::SelfAssigningVariable) {
-                        pylint::rules::self_assigning_variable(
-                            self,
-                            &[target.as_ref().clone()],
-                            value,
-                        );
+                        pylint::rules::self_assigning_variable(self, target, value);
                     }
                 }
                 if self.enabled(Rule::UnintentionalTypeAnnotation) {
diff --git a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/self_assigning_variable.rs b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/self_assigning_variable.rs
index 59427f20d94cf9..0bc7de1c811311 100644
--- a/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/self_assigning_variable.rs
+++ b/crates/ruff/src/rules/pylint/rules/self_assigning_variable.rs
@@ -35,17 +35,13 @@ impl Violation for SelfAssigningVariable {
 }
 
 /// PLW0127
-pub(crate) fn self_assigning_variable(checker: &mut Checker, targets: &[Expr], value: &Expr) {
+pub(crate) fn self_assigning_variable(checker: &mut Checker, target: &Expr, value: &Expr) {
     // Assignments in class bodies are attributes (e.g., `x = x` assigns `x` to `self.x`, and thus
     // is not a self-assignment).
     if checker.semantic().scope().kind.is_class() {
         return;
     }
 
-    let [target] = targets else {
-        return;
-    };
-
     fn inner(left: &Expr, right: &Expr, diagnostics: &mut Vec<Diagnostic>) {
         match (left, right) {
             (