diff --git a/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp b/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp
index 90673e0c2..a68fc5249 100644
--- a/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp
+++ b/plugins/cpp_metrics/parser/src/cppmetricsparser.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ void CppMetricsParser::typeMcCabe()
         // Lookup the definition (different AST node if not defined in class body)
         const auto methodDef = _ctx.db->query_one<AstNode>(
           odb::query<AstNode>::entityHash == methodAstNode->entityHash &&
+          odb::query<AstNode>::symbolType == AstNode::SymbolType::Function &&
           odb::query<AstNode>::astType == AstNode::AstType::Definition);
         if (!methodDef)
           continue;