diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/runner.py b/src/ansiblelint/runner.py
index 8e5e030e509..e050ba14ebe 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/runner.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/runner.py
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ def worker(lintable: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
         for data in return_list:
             matches.extend(data)
 
+        matches = self._filter_excluded_matches(matches)
         # -- phase 2 ---
         if not matches:
             # do our processing only when ansible syntax check passed in order
@@ -256,17 +257,18 @@ def worker(lintable: Lintable) -> list[MatchError]:
         self.checked_files.update(self.lintables)
 
         # remove any matches made inside excluded files
-        matches = list(
-            filter(
-                lambda match: not self.is_excluded(match.lintable)
-                and hasattr(match, "lintable")
-                and match.tag not in match.lintable.line_skips[match.lineno],
-                matches,
-            ),
-        )
+        matches = self._filter_excluded_matches(matches)
 
         return sorted(set(matches))
 
+    def _filter_excluded_matches(self, matches: list[MatchError]) -> list[MatchError]:
+        return [
+            match
+            for match in matches
+            if not self.is_excluded(match.lintable)
+            and match.tag not in match.lintable.line_skips[match.lineno]
+        ]
+
     def _emit_matches(self, files: list[Lintable]) -> Generator[MatchError, None, None]:
         visited: set[Lintable] = set()
         while visited != self.lintables: