diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-find.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-find.ts
index f1440dcd826..154d27d1a86 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-find.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/src/rules/prefer-find.ts
@@ -153,15 +153,14 @@ export default createRule({
      * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/at#parameters
      */
     function isTreatedAsZeroByArrayAt(value: unknown): boolean {
-      let asNumber: number;
-
-      try {
-        asNumber = Number(value);
-      } catch (e) {
-        // This will happen if trying to convert a symbol.
+      // This would cause the number constructor coercion to throw. Other static
+      // values are safe.
+      if (typeof value === 'symbol') {
         return false;
       }
 
+      const asNumber = Number(value);
+
       if (isNaN(asNumber)) {
         return true;
       }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/prefer-find.test.ts b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/prefer-find.test.ts
index 59f6d9a07be..dddb56f14d3 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/prefer-find.test.ts
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/tests/rules/prefer-find.test.ts
@@ -68,12 +68,8 @@ ruleTester.run('prefer-find', rule, {
       const s = Symbol.for("Don't throw!");
       arr.filter(item => item === 'aha').at(s);
     `,
-    `
-      [1, 2, 3].filter(x => x)[Symbol('0')];
-    `,
-    `
-      [1, 2, 3].filter(x => x)[Symbol.for('0')];
-    `,
+    "[1, 2, 3].filter(x => x)[Symbol('0')];",
+    "[1, 2, 3].filter(x => x)[Symbol.for('0')];",
   ],
 
   invalid: [