diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e15f25a35e2..399e16c7f38 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 ## 0.85.0 (2020-06-01)
 
+### Bug fixes
+
+* [#8083](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8083): Fix an error for `Lint/MixedRegexpCaptureTypes` cop when using a regular expression that cannot be processed by regexp_parser gem. ([@koic][])
+
 ### New features
 
 * [#6289](https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/6289): Add new `CheckDefinitionPathHierarchy` option for `Naming/FileName`. ([@jschneid][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types.rb
index 68dfcfe7853..ad3d9bb097b 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,14 @@ class MixedRegexpCaptureTypes < Cop
         def on_regexp(node)
           return if contain_non_literal?(node)
 
-          tree = Regexp::Parser.parse(node.content)
+          begin
+            tree = Regexp::Parser.parse(node.content)
+          # Returns if a regular expression that cannot be processed by regexp_parser gem.
+          # https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8083
+          rescue Regexp::Scanner::ScannerError
+            return
+          end
+
           return unless named_capture?(tree)
           return unless numbered_capture?(tree)
 
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb
index 0a9b7f21eee..49764887935 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/mixed_regexp_capture_types_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@
     RUBY
   end
 
+  # See https://github.com/rubocop-hq/rubocop/issues/8083
+  it 'does not register offense when using a Regexp cannot be processed by regexp_parser gem' do
+    expect_no_offenses(<<~'RUBY')
+      /data = ({"words":.+}}}[^}]*})/m
+    RUBY
+  end
+
   # RuboCop does not know a value of variables that it will contain in the regexp literal.
   # For example, `/(?<foo>#{var}*)` is interpreted as `/(?<foo>*)`.
   # So it does not offense when variables are used in regexp literals.