diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantSuspendModifierInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantSuspendModifierInspection.kt
index 65623868c47..ad2a3675204 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantSuspendModifierInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/RedundantSuspendModifierInspection.kt
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyzeWithContent
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.highlighter.hasSuspendCalls
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.project.languageVersionSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.quickfix.RemoveModifierFix
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.references.mainReference
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNameReferenceExpression
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtNamedFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.namedFunctionVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.anyDescendantOfType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
@@ -36,9 +39,7 @@ class RedundantSuspendModifierInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
             val descriptor = context[BindingContext.FUNCTION, function] ?: return
             if (descriptor.modality == Modality.OPEN) return
 
-            if (function.anyDescendantOfType<KtExpression> { it.hasSuspendCalls(context) }) {
-                return
-            }
+            if (function.hasSuspendCalls(context)) return
 
             holder.registerProblem(
                 suspendModifier,
@@ -51,4 +52,13 @@ class RedundantSuspendModifierInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
             )
         })
     }
+
+    private fun KtNamedFunction.hasSuspendCalls(context: BindingContext): Boolean {
+        return anyDescendantOfType<KtExpression> {
+            if (it is KtNameReferenceExpression && it.getReferencedName() == this.name && it.mainReference.resolve() == this) {
+                return@anyDescendantOfType false
+            }
+            it.hasSuspendCalls(context)
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/recursiveCall.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/recursiveCall.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bac14826441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/recursiveCall.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<caret>suspend fun foo() {
+    foo()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/recursiveCall.kt.after b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/recursiveCall.kt.after
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1175a9653f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/recursiveCall.kt.after
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun foo() {
+    foo()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
index 6a07491616d..99298651703 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
@@ -8335,6 +8335,11 @@ public class LocalInspectionTestGenerated extends AbstractLocalInspectionTest {
         public void testParenthesized() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/parenthesized.kt");
         }
+
+        @TestMetadata("recursiveCall.kt")
+        public void testRecursiveCall() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantSuspend/recursiveCall.kt");
+        }
     }
 
     @TestMetadata("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/redundantUnitExpression")