diff --git a/rule/modifies-value-receiver.go b/rule/modifies-value-receiver.go
index ae260a9..e9e64b9 100644
--- a/rule/modifies-value-receiver.go
+++ b/rule/modifies-value-receiver.go
@@ -78,11 +78,6 @@ func (w lintModifiesValRecRule) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 					if name == "" || name != receiverName {
 						continue
 					}
-
-					if w.skipType(ast.Expr(e.Sel)) {
-						continue
-					}
-
 				case *ast.Ident: // receiver := ...
 					if e.Name != receiverName {
 						continue
diff --git a/testdata/modifies-value-receiver.go b/testdata/modifies-value-receiver.go
index e7355a4..b5ae877 100644
--- a/testdata/modifies-value-receiver.go
+++ b/testdata/modifies-value-receiver.go
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ type data struct {
 func (this data) vmethod() {
 	this.num = 8 // MATCH /suspicious assignment to a by-value method receiver/
 	*this.key = "v.key"
+	this.items = make(map[string]bool) // MATCH /suspicious assignment to a by-value method receiver/
 	this.items["vmethod"] = true
 }