diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1f33b88a890..5900b031da5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #9630: autodoc: Failed to build cross references if :confval:`primary_domain`
   is not 'py'
 * #9644: autodoc: Crashed on getting source info from problematic object
+* #9655: autodoc: mocked object having doc comment is warned unexpectedly
 * #9630: autosummary: Failed to build summary table if :confval:`primary_domain`
   is not 'py'
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/__init__.py b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/__init__.py
index 581de182918..a255c069144 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autodoc/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autodoc/__init__.py
@@ -913,10 +913,6 @@ def generate(self, more_content: Optional[StringList] = None, real_modname: str
         if not self.import_object():
             return
 
-        if ismock(self.object):
-            logger.warning(__('A mocked object is detected: %r'),
-                           self.name, type='autodoc')
-
         # If there is no real module defined, figure out which to use.
         # The real module is used in the module analyzer to look up the module
         # where the attribute documentation would actually be found in.
@@ -949,6 +945,11 @@ def generate(self, more_content: Optional[StringList] = None, real_modname: str
             except PycodeError:
                 pass
 
+        docstrings: List[str] = sum(self.get_doc() or [], [])
+        if ismock(self.object) and not docstrings:
+            logger.warning(__('A mocked object is detected: %r'),
+                           self.name, type='autodoc')
+
         # check __module__ of object (for members not given explicitly)
         if check_module:
             if not self.check_module():