diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/multiple_memoized_helpers.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/multiple_memoized_helpers.rb
index 38dbbe896..a7295f955 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/multiple_memoized_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/rspec/multiple_memoized_helpers.rb
@@ -114,14 +114,22 @@ def all_helpers(node)
         end
 
         def helpers(node)
-          example_group = RuboCop::RSpec::ExampleGroup.new(node)
-          variables =
-            if allow_subject?
-              example_group.lets
-            else
-              example_group.lets + example_group.subjects
+          variable_nodes(node).map do |variable_node|
+            if variable_node.block_type?
+              variable_definition?(variable_node.send_node)
+            else # block-pass (`let(:foo, &bar)`)
+              variable_definition?(variable_node)
             end
-          variables.map { |variable| variable_definition?(variable.send_node) }
+          end
+        end
+
+        def variable_nodes(node)
+          example_group = RuboCop::RSpec::ExampleGroup.new(node)
+          if allow_subject?
+            example_group.lets
+          else
+            example_group.lets + example_group.subjects
+          end
         end
 
         def max
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/rspec/variable.rb b/lib/rubocop/rspec/variable.rb
index 2dfe92c0c..887f20ca7 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/rspec/variable.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/rspec/variable.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module Variable
       extend RuboCop::NodePattern::Macros
 
       def_node_matcher :variable_definition?, <<~PATTERN
-        (send #rspec? #{(Helpers::ALL + Subject::ALL).node_pattern_union}
+        (send nil? #{(Helpers::ALL + Subject::ALL).node_pattern_union}
           $({sym str dsym dstr} ...) ...)
       PATTERN
     end
diff --git a/spec/smoke_tests/weird_rspec_spec.rb b/spec/smoke_tests/weird_rspec_spec.rb
index df876e6c6..4d3d29dc6 100644
--- a/spec/smoke_tests/weird_rspec_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/smoke_tests/weird_rspec_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
   let (:foo) { 1 }
   let!   (:bar){}
 
+  bar = -> {}
+  let(:foo, &bar)
+
   let :a do end
 
   let(:bar) { <<-HEREDOC }