diff --git a/changelog/fix_false_range_for_lint_redundant_cop_disable_directive.md b/changelog/fix_false_range_for_lint_redundant_cop_disable_directive.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..95a1a727974
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fix_false_range_for_lint_redundant_cop_disable_directive.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#9822](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/issues/9822): Fix a false directive comment range for `Lint/RedundantCopDisableDirective`. ([@koic][])
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive.rb
index 8fe1d132b87..574b08a3336 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive.rb
@@ -60,16 +60,19 @@ def previous_line_blank?(range)
           processed_source.buffer.source_line(range.line - 1).blank?
         end
 
-        def comment_range_with_surrounding_space(range)
-          if previous_line_blank?(range) &&
-             processed_source.comment_config.comment_only_line?(range.line)
+        def comment_range_with_surrounding_space(directive_comment_range, line_comment_range)
+          if previous_line_blank?(directive_comment_range) &&
+             processed_source.comment_config.comment_only_line?(directive_comment_range.line) &&
+             directive_comment_range.begin_pos == line_comment_range.begin_pos
             # When the previous line is blank, it should be retained
-            range_with_surrounding_space(range: range, side: :right)
+            range_with_surrounding_space(range: directive_comment_range, side: :right)
           else
             # Eat the entire comment, the preceding space, and the preceding
             # newline if there is one.
-            original_begin = range.begin_pos
-            range = range_with_surrounding_space(range: range, side: :left, newlines: true)
+            original_begin = directive_comment_range.begin_pos
+            range = range_with_surrounding_space(
+              range: directive_comment_range, side: :left, newlines: true
+            )
 
             range_with_surrounding_space(range: range,
                                          side: :right,
@@ -179,14 +182,14 @@ def add_offenses(redundant_cops)
         end
 
         def add_offense_for_entire_comment(comment, cops)
-          location = comment.loc.expression
+          location = DirectiveComment.new(comment).range
           cop_list = cops.sort.map { |c| describe(c) }
 
           add_offense(
             location,
             message: "Unnecessary disabling of #{cop_list.join(', ')}."
           ) do |corrector|
-            range = comment_range_with_surrounding_space(location)
+            range = comment_range_with_surrounding_space(location, comment.loc.expression)
             corrector.remove(range)
           end
         end
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/directive_comment.rb b/lib/rubocop/directive_comment.rb
index 024dfbf7677..45c28da8fe4 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/directive_comment.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/directive_comment.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@ def match?(cop_names)
     end
 
     def range
-      comment.location.expression
+      match = comment.text.match(DIRECTIVE_COMMENT_REGEXP)
+      begin_pos = comment.loc.expression.begin_pos
+      Parser::Source::Range.new(
+        comment.loc.expression.source_buffer, begin_pos + match.begin(0), begin_pos + match.end(0)
+      )
     end
 
     # Returns match captures to directive comment pattern
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive_spec.rb
index b2374ba2570..9da3333cc1d 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/lint/redundant_cop_disable_directive_spec.rb
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@
             end
           end
 
+          context 'when using a directive comment after a non-directive comment' do
+            it 'returns an offense' do
+              expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
+                # not very long comment # rubocop:disable Layout/LineLength
+                                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Unnecessary disabling of `Layout/LineLength`.
+              RUBY
+
+              expect_correction(<<~RUBY)
+                # not very long comment
+              RUBY
+            end
+          end
+
           context 'itself and another cop' do
             context 'disabled on the same range' do
               it 'returns no offense' do