diff --git a/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php b/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php
index d28a3225de..ac8a0a8005 100644
--- a/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php
+++ b/src/Analyser/ExprHandler/FuncCallHandler.php
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ public function processExpr(NodeScopeResolver $nodeScopeResolver, Stmt $stmt, Ex
 		if (
 			$functionReflection !== null
 			&& $this->rememberPossiblyImpureFunctionValues
-			&& $parametersAcceptor !== null
 			&& $functionReflection->hasSideEffects()->maybe()
 			&& !$functionReflection->isBuiltin()
 		) {
diff --git a/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php b/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
index c81d35e98f..e02c18b0da 100644
--- a/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
+++ b/src/Analyser/MutatingScope.php
@@ -3787,6 +3787,13 @@ private function createConditionalExpressions(
 	): array
 	{
 		$newVariableTypes = $ourExpressionTypes;
+
+		// When our-branch type is a subtype of their-branch type, the union
+		// absorbs it (merged === their). Such a variable is a poor *guard* —
+		// asserting its our-branch type later wouldn't reliably select this
+		// branch — but it remains a valid conditional *target*, so only exclude
+		// it from guard selection instead of dropping it entirely.
+		$guardsToExclude = [];
 		foreach ($theirExpressionTypes as $exprString => $holder) {
 			if (!array_key_exists($exprString, $mergedExpressionTypes)) {
 				continue;
@@ -3804,7 +3811,7 @@ private function createConditionalExpressions(
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			unset($newVariableTypes[$exprString]);
+			$guardsToExclude[$exprString] = true;
 		}
 
 		$typeGuards = [];
@@ -3818,6 +3825,9 @@ private function createConditionalExpressions(
 			if (!$holder->getCertainty()->yes()) {
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (array_key_exists($exprString, $guardsToExclude)) {
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			if (
 				array_key_exists($exprString, $theirExpressionTypes)
diff --git a/src/Reflection/BetterReflection/SourceLocator/OptimizedDirectorySourceLocator.php b/src/Reflection/BetterReflection/SourceLocator/OptimizedDirectorySourceLocator.php
index f2b0f7e3a6..c7edc63cf0 100644
--- a/src/Reflection/BetterReflection/SourceLocator/OptimizedDirectorySourceLocator.php
+++ b/src/Reflection/BetterReflection/SourceLocator/OptimizedDirectorySourceLocator.php
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public function locateIdentifier(Reflector $reflector, Identifier $identifier):
 
 		if ($identifier->isClass()) {
 			$fetchedClassNode = null;
+			$fetchedFile = null;
 			foreach ($files as $file) {
 				$fetchedClassNodes = $this->fileNodesFetcher->fetchNodes($file)->getClassNodes();
 
@@ -121,13 +122,10 @@ public function locateIdentifier(Reflector $reflector, Identifier $identifier):
 
 				/** @var FetchedNode<Node\Stmt\ClassLike> $fetchedClassNode */
 				$fetchedClassNode = current($fetchedClassNodes[$identifierName]);
+				$fetchedFile = $file;
 			}
 
-			if ($fetchedClassNode === null) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			[$reflectionCacheKey, $variableCacheKey] = $this->getCacheKeys($file, $identifier);
+			[$reflectionCacheKey, $variableCacheKey] = $this->getCacheKeys($fetchedFile, $identifier);
 			$classReflection = $this->nodeToReflection($reflector, $fetchedClassNode);
 			$this->cache->save($reflectionCacheKey, $variableCacheKey, $classReflection->exportToCache());
 
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-5051.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-5051.php
index 94ffc4711c..a91a87716b 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-5051.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-5051.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function testWithBooleans($data): void
 
 		if ($update) {
 			assertType('10', $data);
-			assertType('bool', $foo);
+			assertType('true', $foo);
 		} else {
 			assertType('1|2|3', $data);
 			assertType('bool', $foo);
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-7948.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-7948.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f8a488afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-7948.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php declare(strict_types = 1);
+
+namespace Bug7948;
+
+use function PHPStan\Testing\assertType;
+
+class HelloWorld
+{
+	/**
+	 * @param string|array<string, mixed> $name
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 */
+	public function testMixed($name, $value): void
+	{
+		if (is_array($name)) {
+			$value = null;
+		}
+
+		if (is_array($name)) {
+			assertType('null', $value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string|array<string, mixed> $name
+	 * @param int $value
+	 */
+	public function testInt($name, $value): void
+	{
+		if (is_array($name)) {
+			$value = null;
+		}
+
+		if (is_array($name)) {
+			assertType('null', $value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Assigned value (5) is a subtype of the original type (int|string),
+	 * so the merged type absorbs it just like null|mixed does.
+	 *
+	 * @param string|array<string, mixed> $name
+	 * @param int|string $value
+	 */
+	public function testSubtype($name, $value): void
+	{
+		if (is_array($name)) {
+			$value = 5;
+		}
+
+		if (is_array($name)) {
+			assertType('5', $value);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string|array<string, mixed> $name
+	 * @param mixed $value
+	 */
+	public function testMixedNegated($name, $value): void
+	{
+		if (!is_array($name)) {
+			$value = null;
+		}
+
+		if (!is_array($name)) {
+			assertType('null', $value);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8467b.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8467b.php
index c4971320ff..5f6e33e828 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8467b.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/bug-8467b.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public function foo (?string $cwd, bool $initialClone = false): void {
 
 		if ($initialClone && isset($origCwd)) {
 			assertType('string', $origCwd);
-			assertType('string|null', $cwd); // could be null
+			assertType('null', $cwd);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/non-empty-string-str-containing-fns.php b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/non-empty-string-str-containing-fns.php
index 415f00c502..19d3199f12 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/non-empty-string-str-containing-fns.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Analyser/nsrt/non-empty-string-str-containing-fns.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public function variants(string $s) {
 		assertType('string', $s);
 
 		if (strpos($s, ':') === 5) {
-			assertType('string', $s); // could be non-empty-string
+			assertType('non-falsy-string', $s);
 		}
 		assertType('string', $s);
 		if (strpos($s, ':') !== 5) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public function variants(string $s) {
 		assertType('string', $s);
 
 		if (mb_strpos($s, ':') === 5) {
-			assertType('string', $s); // could be non-empty-string
+			assertType('non-falsy-string', $s);
 		}
 		assertType('string', $s);
 		if (mb_strpos($s, ':') !== 5) {
diff --git a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Properties/TypesAssignedToPropertiesRuleTest.php b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Properties/TypesAssignedToPropertiesRuleTest.php
index 6709b487fe..ba95d3af40 100644
--- a/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Properties/TypesAssignedToPropertiesRuleTest.php
+++ b/tests/PHPStan/Rules/Properties/TypesAssignedToPropertiesRuleTest.php
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ public function testTypesAssignedToPropertiesExpressionNames(): void
 				'Property PropertiesFromArrayIntoObject\Foo::$lall (int) does not accept string.',
 				69,
 			],
-			[
-				'Property PropertiesFromArrayIntoObject\Foo::$foo (string) does not accept float.',
-				83,
-			],
 			[
 				'Property PropertiesFromArrayIntoObject\Foo::$foo (string) does not accept float|int|string.',
 				97,