diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariable.java b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariable.java
index eec50a07517..068e7a84a85 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariable.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariable.java
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ private static boolean isBoxableType(Type type, VisitorState state) {
 
   private static boolean canChangeMethodSignature(VisitorState state, MethodSymbol methodSymbol) {
     return !ASTHelpers.methodCanBeOverridden(methodSymbol)
-        && ASTHelpers.findSuperMethods(methodSymbol, state.getTypes()).isEmpty();
+        && ASTHelpers.findSuperMethods(methodSymbol, state.getTypes()).isEmpty()
+        && !ASTHelpers.isRecord(methodSymbol);
   }
 
   private static class FindBoxedUsagesScanner extends TreePathScanner<Void, Void> {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariableTest.java b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariableTest.java
index 74c5212ed8e..89032326634 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariableTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/com/google/errorprone/bugpatterns/UnnecessaryBoxedVariableTest.java
@@ -527,4 +527,21 @@ static Foo create(Integer foo, Boolean bar) {
         .setArgs(ImmutableList.of("-processor", AutoValueProcessor.class.getName()))
         .doTest();
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void recordsIgnored() {
+    compilationTestHelper
+        .addSourceLines(
+            "Foo.java",
+            """
+            import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+            record Foo(Integer foo, boolean bar) {
+              Foo {
+                checkNotNull(foo);
+              }
+            }
+            """)
+        .doTest();
+  }
 }