diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 794606bb74..144683c5b5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Bug fixes
 
 * [#214](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-performance/issues/214): Fix a false positive for `Performance/RedundantEqualityComparisonBlock` when using multiple block arguments. ([@koic][])
+* [#216](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop-performance/issues/216): Fix a false positive for `Performance/RedundantSplitRegexpArgument` when using split method with ignore case regexp option. ([@koic][])
 
 ## 1.10.0 (2021-03-01)
 
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument.rb
index e6a77a1df4..6113c1e4cb 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument.rb
@@ -21,32 +21,29 @@ class RedundantSplitRegexpArgument < Base
         STR_SPECIAL_CHARS = %w[\n \" \' \\\\ \t \b \f \r].freeze
 
         def_node_matcher :split_call_with_regexp?, <<~PATTERN
-          {(send !nil? :split {regexp})}
+          {(send !nil? :split $regexp)}
         PATTERN
 
         def on_send(node)
-          return unless split_call_with_regexp?(node)
-          return unless determinist_regexp?(node.first_argument)
+          return unless (regexp_node = split_call_with_regexp?(node))
+          return if regexp_node.ignore_case?
+          return unless determinist_regexp?(regexp_node)
 
-          add_offense(node.first_argument) do |corrector|
-            autocorrect(corrector, node)
+          add_offense(regexp_node) do |corrector|
+            new_argument = replacement(regexp_node)
+
+            corrector.replace(regexp_node, "\"#{new_argument}\"")
           end
         end
 
         private
 
-        def determinist_regexp?(first_argument)
-          DETERMINISTIC_REGEX.match?(first_argument.source)
-        end
-
-        def autocorrect(corrector, node)
-          new_argument = replacement(node)
-
-          corrector.replace(node.first_argument, "\"#{new_argument}\"")
+        def determinist_regexp?(regexp_node)
+          DETERMINISTIC_REGEX.match?(regexp_node.source)
         end
 
-        def replacement(node)
-          regexp_content = node.first_argument.content
+        def replacement(regexp_node)
+          regexp_content = regexp_node.content
           stack = []
           chars = regexp_content.chars.each_with_object([]) do |char, strings|
             if stack.empty? && char == '\\'
diff --git a/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb b/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb
index a9b76e835d..6fc97337d6 100644
--- a/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rubocop/cop/performance/redundant_split_regexp_argument_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
     expect_no_offenses("'a,b,c'.split(/,+/)")
   end
 
+  it 'accepts when using split method with ignorecase regexp option' do
+    expect_no_offenses("'fooSplitbar'.split(/split/i)")
+  end
+
   it 'registers an offense when the method is split and correctly removes escaping characters' do
     expect_offense(<<~RUBY)
       'a,b,c'.split(/\\./)