diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_set_state.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_set_state.rs
index e154b83cf2c47..18e84b83278a3 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_set_state.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_set_state.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl Rule for NoSetState {
         if !matches!(member_expr.object(), Expression::ThisExpression(_))
             || !member_expr.static_property_name().is_some_and(|str| str == "setState")
             || !(get_parent_es5_component(node, ctx).is_some()
-                || get_parent_es6_component(ctx).is_some())
+                || get_parent_es6_component(node, ctx).is_some())
         {
             return;
         }
@@ -105,6 +105,26 @@ fn test() {
 			          }
 			        });
 			      ",
+        "
+			        var Hello = function() {
+			          this.setState({})
+			        };
+			        createReactClass({
+			          render: function() {
+			            let x;
+			          }
+			        });
+			      ",
+        "
+			        var Hello = function() {
+			          this.setState({})
+			        };
+			        class Other extends React.Component {
+			          render() {
+			            let x;
+			          }
+			        };
+			      ",
     ];
 
     let fail = vec![
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs
index 06ef520ffe407..60791f688f51e 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/react/no_string_refs.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl Rule for NoStringRefs {
                 if matches!(member_expr.object(), Expression::ThisExpression(_))
                     && member_expr.static_property_name() == Some("refs")
                     && (get_parent_es5_component(node, ctx).is_some()
-                        || get_parent_es6_component(ctx).is_some())
+                        || get_parent_es6_component(node, ctx).is_some())
                 {
                     ctx.diagnostic(this_refs_deprecated(member_expr.span()));
                 }
@@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ fn test() {
     use crate::tester::Tester;
 
     let pass = vec![
+        (
+            "
+                    var Hello = function() {
+                      return this.refs;
+                    };
+                  ",
+            None,
+        ),
         (
             "
                     var Hello = React.createReactClass({
@@ -174,6 +182,32 @@ fn test() {
                   ",
             None,
         ),
+        (
+            "
+                    var Hello = function() {
+                      return this.refs;
+                    };
+                    createReactClass({
+                      render: function() {
+                        let x;
+                      }
+                    });
+                  ",
+            None,
+        ),
+        (
+            "
+                    var Hello = function() {
+                      return this.refs;
+                    };
+                    class Other extends React.Component {
+                      render() {
+                        let x;
+                      }
+                    };
+                  ",
+            None,
+        ),
     ];
 
     let fail = vec![
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs
index 4807232a81db6..a560ea60c3d51 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/utils/react.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use oxc_ast::{
     },
     match_member_expression, AstKind,
 };
-use oxc_semantic::{AstNode, SymbolFlags};
+use oxc_semantic::AstNode;
 
 use crate::{LintContext, OxlintSettings};
 
@@ -199,16 +199,12 @@ pub fn get_parent_es5_component<'a, 'b>(
     })
 }
 
-pub fn get_parent_es6_component<'a, 'b>(ctx: &'b LintContext<'a>) -> Option<&'b AstNode<'a>> {
-    ctx.semantic().symbols().iter_rev().find_map(|symbol| {
-        let flags = ctx.semantic().symbols().get_flags(symbol);
-        if flags.contains(SymbolFlags::Class) {
-            let node = ctx.semantic().symbol_declaration(symbol);
-            if is_es6_component(node) {
-                return Some(node);
-            }
-        }
-        None
+pub fn get_parent_es6_component<'a, 'b>(
+    node: &'b AstNode<'a>,
+    ctx: &'b LintContext<'a>,
+) -> Option<&'b AstNode<'a>> {
+    ctx.nodes().ancestors(node.id()).find_map(|node_id| {
+        is_es6_component(ctx.nodes().get_node(node_id)).then(|| ctx.nodes().get_node(node_id))
     })
 }