diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRule.groovy b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRule.groovy
index 7386b6d2..6fa4392f 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRule.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRule.groovy
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@ abstract class GradleLintRule extends GroovyAstVisitor implements Rule {
                             return null
                         }
                         dependency = GradleDependency.fromConstant(expr)
-                    } else if (call.arguments.expressions.any { it instanceof PropertyExpression } && project != null) {
+                    } else if ((configurationWithArbitraryProperty(call) || configurationWithArbitraryMethodCall(call) )
+                            && project != null) {
                         Object dep
                         def shell = new GroovyShell()
                         shell.setVariable('project', project as Project)
@@ -468,6 +469,16 @@ abstract class GradleLintRule extends GroovyAstVisitor implements Rule {
                 }
             }
 
+            //e.g. implementation sourceSets.main.output
+            private boolean configurationWithArbitraryProperty(MethodCallExpression call) {
+                call.arguments.expressions.any { it instanceof PropertyExpression }
+            }
+
+            //e.g. implementation fileTree(..)
+            private boolean configurationWithArbitraryMethodCall(MethodCallExpression call) {
+                call.arguments.expressions.any { it instanceof MethodCallExpression && it.methodAsString != 'project'}
+            }
+
             private void visitMethodCallInPlugins(MethodCallExpression call) {
                 // https://docs.gradle.org/current/javadoc/org/gradle/plugin/use/PluginDependenciesSpec.html
                 def args = call.arguments.expressions as List
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRuleSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRuleSpec.groovy
index 36170d75..af404f64 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRuleSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/com/netflix/nebula/lint/rule/GradleLintRuleSpec.groovy
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ class GradleLintRuleSpec extends AbstractRuleSpec {
         project.buildFile << """
             dependencies {
                customConfig sourceSets.main.output
+               customConfig fileTree('dir')
                customConfig configurations.compile
             }
         """
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@ class GradleLintRuleSpec extends AbstractRuleSpec {
 
         then:
         rule.allGradleDependencies.size() == 1
-        rule.objectDependencies.size() == 1
+        rule.objectDependencies.size() == 2
     }
 
     def 'visit dependencies in a project path project block'() {