diff --git a/rules/Php74/Rector/Closure/ClosureToArrowFunctionRector.php b/rules/Php74/Rector/Closure/ClosureToArrowFunctionRector.php
index 6a71b1528ca..ffbc602a20b 100644
--- a/rules/Php74/Rector/Closure/ClosureToArrowFunctionRector.php
+++ b/rules/Php74/Rector/Closure/ClosureToArrowFunctionRector.php
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
             return null;
         }
 
+        // convert a directly nested closure in the same pass, so each closure node is handled once
+        // instead of leaving the inner one for another traverse pass
+        if ($returnExpr instanceof Closure) {
+            $nestedArrowFunction = $this->refactor($returnExpr);
+            if ($nestedArrowFunction instanceof Expr) {
+                $returnExpr = $nestedArrowFunction;
+            }
+        }
+
         $attributes = $node->getAttributes();
         unset($attributes[AttributeKey::ORIGINAL_NODE]);