diff --git a/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj b/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj
index b273a78f47..ed37527cd8 100644
--- a/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj
+++ b/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer.clj
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@
                     ;; explicit do
                     (= 'do core-sym)
                     ;; implicit do
-                    (one-of core-sym [fn defn defn-
+                    (one-of core-sym [fn fn* defn defn-
                                       let when-let loop binding with-open
                                       doseq try when when-not when-first
                                       when-some future])))))]
diff --git a/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer/usages.clj b/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer/usages.clj
index 26d2200ed3..2419db849e 100644
--- a/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer/usages.clj
+++ b/src/clj_kondo/impl/analyzer/usages.clj
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
                              (and (not generated?)
                                   core?
                                   (not (:clj-kondo.impl/generated (meta parent-call)))
-                                  (one-of core-sym [do fn defn defn-
+                                  (one-of core-sym [do fn fn* defn defn-
                                                     let when-let loop binding with-open
                                                     doseq try when when-not when-first
                                                     when-some future]))]
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
                                   (or core? test?)
                                   (not (:clj-kondo.impl/generated (meta parent-call)))
                                   (if core?
-                                    (one-of core-sym [do fn defn defn-
+                                    (one-of core-sym [do fn fn* defn defn-
                                                       let when-let loop binding with-open
                                                       doseq try when when-not when-first
                                                       when-some future])
diff --git a/src/clj_kondo/impl/linters.clj b/src/clj_kondo/impl/linters.clj
index 84a114284b..46187e1974 100644
--- a/src/clj_kondo/impl/linters.clj
+++ b/src/clj_kondo/impl/linters.clj
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
                                   ;; doseq always return nil
                                   (utils/one-of core-sym [doseq])
                                   (< idx (dec (:len call))))
-                                 (utils/one-of core-sym [do fn defn defn-
+                                 (utils/one-of core-sym [do fn fn* defn defn-
                                                          let when-let loop binding with-open
                                                          doseq try when when-not when-first
                                                          when-some future]))
diff --git a/test/clj_kondo/unused_value_test.clj b/test/clj_kondo/unused_value_test.clj
index 1e1af3241d..77ba31136b 100644
--- a/test/clj_kondo/unused_value_test.clj
+++ b/test/clj_kondo/unused_value_test.clj
@@ -67,7 +67,13 @@
   (testing "unused pure function call"
     (assert-submaps
      '({:file "<stdin>", :row 1, :col 14, :level :warning, :message "Unused value"})
-     (lint! "(defn foo [] (update {} :dude 1) 1)" {:linters {:unused-value {:level :warning}}})))
+     (lint! "(defn foo [] (update {} :dude 1) 1)" {:linters {:unused-value {:level :warning}}}))
+    (assert-submaps
+     '({:file "<stdin>", :row 1, :col 12, :level :warning, :message "Unused value"})
+     (lint! "(fn foo [] (update {} :dude 1) 1)" {:linters {:unused-value {:level :warning}}}))
+    (assert-submaps
+     '({:file "<stdin>", :row 1, :col 9, :level :warning, :message "Unused value"})
+     (lint! "(->> 1 #(update {} :dude 1))" {:linters {:unused-value {:level :warning}}})))
   (testing "unused lazy seq"
     (assert-submaps
      '({:file "<stdin>", :row 1, :col 14, :level :warning, :message "Unused value"})