diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.java b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.java
index 318c0e0134..36b02e94d8 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.java
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ public class RecordPatterns {
 
     record Empty(){}
     void foo(Object o) {
-        boolean x = o instanceof Empty;
-        x = o instanceof Empty();
+        if (o instanceof Empty
+            || o instanceof Empty())
+            System.out.println("Empty " + o);
     }
 
     ;
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.txt b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.txt
index 7c71e3a2b4..44dc24bba6 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.txt
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/jdkversiontests/java21/RecordPatterns.txt
@@ -559,23 +559,26 @@
          |  |     +- ModifierList[@EffectiveModifiers = (), @ExplicitModifiers = ()]
          |  |     +- ClassType[@FullyQualified = false, @PackageQualifier = null, @SimpleName = "Object"]
          |  |     +- VariableId[@ArrayType = false, @EffectiveVisibility = Visibility.V_LOCAL, @EnumConstant = false, @ExceptionBlockParameter = false, @Field = false, @Final = false, @ForLoopVariable = false, @ForeachVariable = false, @FormalParameter = true, @LambdaParameter = false, @LocalVariable = false, @Name = "o", @PatternBinding = false, @RecordComponent = false, @ResourceDeclaration = false, @Static = false, @TypeInferred = false, @Unnamed = false, @Visibility = Visibility.V_LOCAL]
-         |  +- Block[@Empty = false, @Size = 2, @containsComment = false]
-         |     +- LocalVariableDeclaration[@EffectiveVisibility = Visibility.V_LOCAL, @Final = false, @TypeInferred = false, @Visibility = Visibility.V_LOCAL]
-         |     |  +- ModifierList[@EffectiveModifiers = (), @ExplicitModifiers = ()]
-         |     |  +- PrimitiveType[@Kind = PrimitiveTypeKind.BOOLEAN]
-         |     |  +- VariableDeclarator[@Initializer = true, @Name = "x"]
-         |     |     +- VariableId[@ArrayType = false, @EffectiveVisibility = Visibility.V_LOCAL, @EnumConstant = false, @ExceptionBlockParameter = false, @Field = false, @Final = false, @ForLoopVariable = false, @ForeachVariable = false, @FormalParameter = false, @LambdaParameter = false, @LocalVariable = true, @Name = "x", @PatternBinding = false, @RecordComponent = false, @ResourceDeclaration = false, @Static = false, @TypeInferred = false, @Unnamed = false, @Visibility = Visibility.V_LOCAL]
-         |     |     +- InfixExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Operator = BinaryOp.INSTANCEOF, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |     |        +- VariableAccess[@AccessType = AccessType.READ, @CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "o", @Name = "o", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |     |        +- TypeExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |     |           +- ClassType[@FullyQualified = false, @PackageQualifier = null, @SimpleName = "Empty"]
-         |     +- ExpressionStatement[]
-         |        +- AssignmentExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Compound = false, @Operator = AssignmentOp.ASSIGN, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |           +- VariableAccess[@AccessType = AccessType.WRITE, @CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "x", @Name = "x", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |           +- InfixExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Operator = BinaryOp.INSTANCEOF, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |              +- VariableAccess[@AccessType = AccessType.READ, @CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "o", @Name = "o", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |              +- PatternExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
-         |                 +- RecordPattern[]
-         |                    +- ClassType[@FullyQualified = false, @PackageQualifier = null, @SimpleName = "Empty"]
-         |                    +- PatternList[@Empty = true, @Size = 0]
+         |  +- Block[@Empty = false, @Size = 1, @containsComment = false]
+         |     +- IfStatement[@Else = false]
+         |        +- InfixExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Operator = BinaryOp.CONDITIONAL_OR, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |        |  +- InfixExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Operator = BinaryOp.INSTANCEOF, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |        |  |  +- VariableAccess[@AccessType = AccessType.READ, @CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "o", @Name = "o", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |        |  |  +- TypeExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |        |  |     +- ClassType[@FullyQualified = false, @PackageQualifier = null, @SimpleName = "Empty"]
+         |        |  +- InfixExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Operator = BinaryOp.INSTANCEOF, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |        |     +- VariableAccess[@AccessType = AccessType.READ, @CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "o", @Name = "o", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |        |     +- PatternExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |        |        +- RecordPattern[]
+         |        |           +- ClassType[@FullyQualified = false, @PackageQualifier = null, @SimpleName = "Empty"]
+         |        |           +- PatternList[@Empty = true, @Size = 0]
+         |        +- ExpressionStatement[]
+         |           +- MethodCall[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "println", @MethodName = "println", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |              +- FieldAccess[@AccessType = AccessType.READ, @CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "out", @Name = "out", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |              |  +- TypeExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |              |     +- ClassType[@FullyQualified = false, @PackageQualifier = null, @SimpleName = "System"]
+         |              +- ArgumentList[@Empty = false, @Size = 1]
+         |                 +- InfixExpression[@CompileTimeConstant = false, @Operator = BinaryOp.ADD, @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
+         |                    +- StringLiteral[@CompileTimeConstant = true, @ConstValue = "Empty ", @Empty = false, @Image = "\"Empty \"", @Length = 6, @LiteralText = "\"Empty \"", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false, @TextBlock = false]
+         |                    +- VariableAccess[@AccessType = AccessType.READ, @CompileTimeConstant = false, @Image = "o", @Name = "o", @ParenthesisDepth = 0, @Parenthesized = false]
          +- EmptyDeclaration[]