diff --git a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java
index 63dd492940a05..930c8f4066860 100644
--- a/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java
+++ b/independent-projects/arc/processor/src/main/java/io/quarkus/arc/processor/Methods.java
@@ -188,6 +188,20 @@ static Set<MethodInfo> addInterceptedMethodCandidates(BeanDeployment beanDeploym
                 List<AnnotationInstance> methodLevelBindings = methodAnnnotations.stream()
                         .flatMap(a -> beanDeployment.extractInterceptorBindings(a).stream())
                         .collect(Collectors.toList());
+                if (Modifier.isPrivate(method.flags())
+                        && !methodLevelBindings.isEmpty()
+                        && !Annotations.contains(methodAnnnotations, DotNames.OBSERVES)
+                        && !Annotations.contains(methodAnnnotations, DotNames.OBSERVES_ASYNC)) {
+                    if (merged.size() == 1) {
+                        LOGGER.warnf("%s will have no effect on method %s.%s() because the method is private",
+                                methodLevelBindings.iterator().next(), classInfo.name(), method.name());
+                    } else {
+                        LOGGER.warnf("Annotations %s will have no effect on method %s.%s() because the method is private",
+                                methodLevelBindings.stream().map(AnnotationInstance::toString).collect(Collectors.joining(",")),
+                                classInfo.name(), method.name());
+                    }
+
+                }
                 merged.addAll(methodLevelBindings);
                 for (AnnotationInstance classLevelBinding : classLevelBindings) {
                     if (methodLevelBindings.isEmpty()
@@ -197,30 +211,18 @@ static Set<MethodInfo> addInterceptedMethodCandidates(BeanDeployment beanDeploym
                 }
             }
             if (!merged.isEmpty()) {
-                if (Modifier.isPrivate(method.flags())) {
-                    if (merged.size() == 1) {
-                        LOGGER.warnf("%s will have no effect on method %s.%s() because the method is private",
-                                merged.iterator().next(), classInfo.name(), method.name());
+                boolean addToCandidates = true;
+                if (Modifier.isFinal(method.flags())) {
+                    if (transformUnproxyableClasses) {
+                        methodsFromWhichToRemoveFinal.add(NameAndDescriptor.fromMethodInfo(method));
                     } else {
-                        LOGGER.warnf("Annotations %s will have no effect on method %s.%s() because the method is private",
-                                merged.stream().map(AnnotationInstance::toString).collect(Collectors.joining(",")),
-                                classInfo.name(), method.name());
-                    }
-
-                } else {
-                    boolean addToCandidates = true;
-                    if (Modifier.isFinal(method.flags())) {
-                        if (transformUnproxyableClasses) {
-                            methodsFromWhichToRemoveFinal.add(NameAndDescriptor.fromMethodInfo(method));
-                        } else {
-                            addToCandidates = false;
-                            finalMethodsFoundAndNotChanged.add(method);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (addToCandidates) {
-                        candidates.computeIfAbsent(new Methods.MethodKey(method), key -> merged);
+                        addToCandidates = false;
+                        finalMethodsFoundAndNotChanged.add(method);
                     }
                 }
+                if (addToCandidates) {
+                    candidates.computeIfAbsent(new Methods.MethodKey(method), key -> merged);
+                }
             }
         }
         skipPredicate.methodsProcessed();