diff --git a/rules-tests/Symfony61/Rector/Class_/CommandConfigureToAttributeRector/Fixture/skip_abstract_class.php.inc b/rules-tests/Symfony61/Rector/Class_/CommandConfigureToAttributeRector/Fixture/skip_abstract_class.php.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8bb885a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules-tests/Symfony61/Rector/Class_/CommandConfigureToAttributeRector/Fixture/skip_abstract_class.php.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Rector\Symfony\Tests\Symfony61\Rector\Class_\CommandConfigureToAttributeRector\Fixture;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+
+abstract class SkipAbstractClass extends Command
+{
+    public function configure()
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rules/Symfony61/Rector/Class_/CommandConfigureToAttributeRector.php b/rules/Symfony61/Rector/Class_/CommandConfigureToAttributeRector.php
index 5aa37920..8a5b8f7d 100644
--- a/rules/Symfony61/Rector/Class_/CommandConfigureToAttributeRector.php
+++ b/rules/Symfony61/Rector/Class_/CommandConfigureToAttributeRector.php
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ public function getNodeTypes(): array
      */
     public function refactor(Node $node): ?Node
     {
+        if ($node->isAbstract()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
         if (! $this->reflectionProvider->hasClass(SymfonyAnnotation::AS_COMMAND)) {
             return null;
         }