diff --git a/src/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector.php b/src/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector.php
index 798eb3f0..07db13c7 100644
--- a/src/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector.php
+++ b/src/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ private function isScopeMethod(ClassMethod $classMethod): bool
     {
         $name = $this->getName($classMethod);
 
-        if (str_starts_with((string) $name, 'scope')) {
+        if ((bool) preg_match('/^scope.+$/', $name)) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector/Fixture/skip_scope_method_not_scope.php.inc b/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector/Fixture/skip_scope_method_not_scope.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da1d55f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Rector/ClassMethod/MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector/Fixture/skip_scope_method_not_scope.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace RectorLaravel\Tests\Rector\ClassMethod\MakeModelAttributesAndScopesProtectedRector\Fixture;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+
+class SkipScopeMethodNotScope extends Model
+{
+    public function scope(): string
+    {
+        return 'foo';
+    }
+}
+
+?>