diff --git a/rule/unconditional-recursion.go b/rule/unconditional-recursion.go
index bad907533..9e1b42f0c 100644
--- a/rule/unconditional-recursion.go
+++ b/rule/unconditional-recursion.go
@@ -62,13 +62,11 @@ func (w lintUnconditionalRecursionRule) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 		var rec *ast.Ident
 		switch {
 		case n.Recv == nil:
-			rec = nil
 		case n.Recv.NumFields() < 1 || len(n.Recv.List[0].Names) < 1:
-			rec = &ast.Ident{Name: "_"}
+			rec = nil
 		default:
 			rec = n.Recv.List[0].Names[0]
 		}
-
 		w.currentFunc = &funcStatus{&funcDesc{rec, n.Name}, false}
 	case *ast.CallExpr:
 		var funcID *ast.Ident
@@ -125,6 +123,8 @@ func (w lintUnconditionalRecursionRule) Visit(node ast.Node) ast.Visitor {
 		}
 		// unconditional loop
 		return w
+	case *ast.FuncLit:
+		return nil // literal call (closure) is not an issue
 	}
 
 	return w
diff --git a/test/utils.go b/test/utils.go
index 0b3b0bd4d..b1f95c7ab 100644
--- a/test/utils.go
+++ b/test/utils.go
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ func assertFailures(t *testing.T, baseDir string, fi os.FileInfo, src []byte, ru
 	for _, in := range ins {
 		ok := false
 		for i, p := range failures {
-			if p.Position.Start.Line != in.Line {
-				continue
-			}
 			if in.Match == p.Failure {
 				// check replacement if we are expecting one
 				if in.Replacement != "" {
diff --git a/testdata/unconditional-recursion.go b/testdata/unconditional-recursion.go
index b6267691a..41227d2a9 100644
--- a/testdata/unconditional-recursion.go
+++ b/testdata/unconditional-recursion.go
@@ -187,3 +187,15 @@ func (*fooType) BarFunc() {
 func (_ *fooType) BazFunc() {
 	BazFunc()
 }
+
+// Tests for #902
+func falsePositiveFuncLiteral() {
+	_ = foo(func() {
+		falsePositiveFuncLiteral()
+	})
+}
+func nr902() {
+	go func() {
+		nr902() // MATCH /unconditional recursive call/
+	}()
+}