diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/nested_groups.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/nested_groups.rb
index cda5b5223..2193d0720 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/nested_groups.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/nested_groups.rb
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ def on_top_level_describe(node, _args)
         private
 
         def find_nested_example_groups(node, nesting: 1, &block)
-          yield node, nesting if example_group?(node) && nesting > max_nesting
+          example_group = example_group?(node)
+          yield node, nesting if example_group && nesting > max_nesting
 
-          next_nesting = example_group?(node) ? nesting + 1 : nesting
+          next_nesting = example_group ? nesting + 1 : nesting
 
           node.each_child_node do |child|
             find_nested_example_groups(child, nesting: next_nesting, &block)