diff --git a/rules/consistent-function-scoping.js b/rules/consistent-function-scoping.js
index 33f92102cb..26eee95746 100644
--- a/rules/consistent-function-scoping.js
+++ b/rules/consistent-function-scoping.js
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ const iifeFunctionTypes = new Set([
 const isIife = node => node &&
 	iifeFunctionTypes.has(node.type) &&
 	node.parent &&
-	node.parent.type === 'CallExpression';
+	node.parent.type === 'CallExpression' &&
+	node.parent.callee === node;
 
 function checkNode(node, scopeManager) {
 	const scope = scopeManager.acquire(node);
diff --git a/test/consistent-function-scoping.js b/test/consistent-function-scoping.js
index 6754dee928..8afaca1c0b 100644
--- a/test/consistent-function-scoping.js
+++ b/test/consistent-function-scoping.js
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ ruleTester.run('consistent-function-scoping', rule, {
 				function foo() {}
 			}, [])
 		`,
-		// IIEF
+		// IIFE
 		outdent`
 			(function() {
 				function bar() {}
@@ -547,6 +547,51 @@ ruleTester.run('consistent-function-scoping', rule, {
 				})();
 			`,
 			errors: [createError('function \'bar\'')]
+		},
+		// #770
+		{
+			code: outdent`
+				process.nextTick(() => {
+					function returnsZero() {
+						return true;
+					}
+					process.exitCode = returnsZero();
+				});
+			`,
+			errors: [createError('function \'returnsZero\'')]
+		},
+		{
+			code: outdent`
+				foo(
+					// This is not IIFE
+					function() {
+						function bar() {
+						}
+					},
+					// This is IIFE
+					(function() {
+						function baz() {
+						}
+					})(),
+				)
+			`,
+			errors: [createError('function \'bar\'')]
+		},
+		{
+			code: outdent`
+				// This is IIFE
+				(function() {
+					function bar() {
+					}
+				})(
+					// This is not IIFE
+					function() {
+						function baz() {
+						}
+					},
+				)
+			`,
+			errors: [createError('function \'baz\'')]
 		}
 	]
 });