diff --git a/lib/rules/sort-keys.js b/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
index 08bfcdf3d83..fd5dd8a13bc 100644
--- a/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
+++ b/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
@@ -129,8 +129,10 @@ module.exports = {
                 stack = stack.upper;
             },
 
-            SpreadElement() {
-                stack.prevName = null;
+            SpreadElement(node) {
+                if (node.parent.type === "ObjectExpression") {
+                    stack.prevName = null;
+                }
             },
 
             Property(node) {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/sort-keys.js b/tests/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
index 3106d31460b..1ae091fad5b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/sort-keys.js
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ ruleTester.run("sort-keys", rule, {
         { code: "var obj = {a:1, b:1, ...z}", options: [], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2018 } },
         { code: "var obj = {...z, ...x, a:1, ...c, ...d, f:5, e:4}", options: ["desc"], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2018 } },
 
+        // works when spread occurs somewhere other than an object literal
+        { code: "function fn(...args) { return [...args].length; }", options: [], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2018 } },
+        { code: "function g() {}; function f(...args) { return g(...args); }", options: [], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 2018 } },
+
         // ignore destructuring patterns.
         { code: "let {a, b} = {}", options: [], parserOptions: { ecmaVersion: 6 } },