diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 31faa4155..7bfa604da 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ Verilator 5.051 devel
 * Fix variable scope in unique on dynamic array (#7981). [Kornel Uriasz, Antmicro Ltd.]
 * Fix table optimization causing not contextually convertible to bool error (#7983). [Jakub Michalski]
 * Fix $fgets being mis-optimized away (#7976). [G-A. Kamendje]
+* Fix SYNCASYNCNET false positive with changed non-edge logic (#7980). [Oron Port]
 
 
 Verilator 5.050 2026-07-01
diff --git a/src/V3Gate.cpp b/src/V3Gate.cpp
index e41b61daf..b58b6a1f2 100644
--- a/src/V3Gate.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Gate.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ class GateBuildVisitor final : public VNVisitorConst {
     const AstScope* m_scopep = nullptr;  // Current scope being processed
     AstActive* m_activep = nullptr;  // Current active
     bool m_inClockedActive = false;  // Underneath clocked active
+    bool m_inEdgeActive = false;  // Underneath edge active
     bool m_inStaticActive = false;  // Underneath static active
     bool m_inSenItem = false;  // Underneath AstSenItem; any varrefs are clocks
 
@@ -248,9 +249,11 @@ class GateBuildVisitor final : public VNVisitorConst {
         UASSERT_OBJ(!m_activep, nodep, "Should not nest");
         VL_RESTORER(m_activep);
         VL_RESTORER(m_inClockedActive);
+        VL_RESTORER(m_inEdgeActive);
         VL_RESTORER(m_inStaticActive);
         m_activep = nodep;
         m_inClockedActive = nodep->hasClocked();
+        m_inEdgeActive = nodep->sentreep() && nodep->sentreep()->hasEdge();
         m_inStaticActive = nodep->hasStatic();
 
         // AstVarScope::user2 -> bool: Signal used in SenItem in *this* active block
@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ class GateBuildVisitor final : public VNVisitorConst {
         if (m_inSenItem) {
             vVtxp->setIsClock();
             vscp->user2(true);
-        } else if (m_inClockedActive && nodep->access().isReadOnly()) {
+        } else if (m_inEdgeActive && nodep->access().isReadOnly()) {
             // For SYNCASYNCNET
             if (vscp->user2()) {
                 if (!vVtxp->rstAsyncNodep()) vVtxp->rstAsyncNodep(nodep);
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.out b/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.out
index 4f9c0d75d..3d2e4d52f 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.out
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-%Warning-SYNCASYNCNET: t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v:14:9: Signal flopped as both synchronous and async: 'rst_both_l'
-                       t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v:52:13: ... Location of async usage
-   52 |     q4 <= (~rst_both_l) ? 1'b0 : d;
+%Warning-SYNCASYNCNET: t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v:9:11: Signal flopped as both synchronous and async: 'rst_both_l'
+                       t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v:50:13: ... Location of async usage
+   50 |     q4 <= (~rst_both_l) ? 1'b0 : d;
       |             ^~~~~~~~~~
-                       t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v:34:12: ... Location of sync usage
-   34 |     q2 <= (rst_both_l) ? d : 1'b0;
+                       t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v:31:12: ... Location of sync usage
+   31 |     q2 <= (rst_both_l) ? d : 1'b0;
       |            ^~~~~~~~~~
                        ... For warning description see https://verilator.org/warn/SYNCASYNCNET?v=latest
                        ... Use "/* verilator lint_off SYNCASYNCNET */" and lint_on around source to disable this message.
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v b/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v
index 4e254627d..48557c84e 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_lint_syncasyncnet_bad.v
@@ -4,18 +4,14 @@
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Wilson Snyder
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
 
-module t (/*AUTOARG*/
-  // Inputs
-  clk, rst_both_l, rst_sync_l, rst_async_l, d
-  );
-  /*AUTOINPUT*/
+module t (
+    input clk,
+    input rst_both_l,
+    input rst_sync_l,
+    input rst_async_l,
+    input d
+);
 
-  input clk;
-  input rst_both_l;
-  input rst_sync_l;
-  input rst_async_l;
-
-  input d;
   reg q1;
   reg q2;
 
@@ -25,24 +21,26 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
       // Beginning of autoreset for uninitialized flops
       q1 <= 1'h0;
       // End of automatics
-    end else begin
+    end
+    else begin
       q1 <= d;
     end
   end
 
   always @(posedge clk) begin
     q2 <= (rst_both_l) ? d : 1'b0;
-    if (0 && q1 && q2) ;
+    if (0 && q1 && q2);
   end
 
-  reg   q3;
+  reg q3;
   always @(posedge clk or negedge rst_async_l) begin
     if (~rst_async_l) begin
       /*AUTORESET*/
       // Beginning of autoreset for uninitialized flops
       q3 <= 1'h0;
       // End of automatics
-    end else begin
+    end
+    else begin
       q3 <= d;
     end
   end
@@ -55,7 +53,17 @@ module t (/*AUTOARG*/
   reg q5;
   always @(posedge clk or negedge rst_both_l) begin
     q5 <= (~rst_both_l) ? 1'b0 : d;
-    if (0 && q3 && q4 && q5) ;
+    if (0 && q3 && q4 && q5);
+  end
+
+  // Issue #7980 - should not cause a warning
+  logic mirror;
+  logic [15:0] settle;
+  // Level-sensitive block (NO posedge/negedge): a plain combinational observer of `value`.
+  always @(mirror) $display("%0d", mirror);
+  always_ff @(posedge clk) begin
+    mirror <= d;
+    if (mirror != 1'd0) settle <= settle + 16'd1;
   end
 
 endmodule