diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
index db044f597659..6a57aa40ce2f 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightVisitorImpl.java
@@ -1106,11 +1106,11 @@ public class HighlightVisitorImpl extends JavaElementVisitor implements Highligh
     if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(HighlightClassUtil.checkCreateInnerClassFromStaticContext(expression, type, aClass));
     if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(GenericsHighlightUtil.checkTypeParameterInstantiation(expression));
     if (aClass != null && !myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(HighlightClassUtil.checkInstantiationOfAbstractClass(aClass, expression));
+    if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(GenericsHighlightUtil.checkEnumInstantiation(expression, aClass));
     try {
       if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) HighlightMethodUtil.checkNewExpression(expression, type, myHolder, myJavaSdkVersion);
     }
     catch (IndexNotReadyException ignored) { }
-    if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(GenericsHighlightUtil.checkEnumInstantiation(expression, aClass));
     if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) myHolder.add(GenericsHighlightUtil.checkGenericArrayCreation(expression, type));
     if (!myHolder.hasErrorResults()) registerConstructorCall(expression);
 
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting6/EnumInitializers.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting6/EnumInitializers.java
index b04096e0b547..5507ed4b844a 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting6/EnumInitializers.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting6/EnumInitializers.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 public class MyEnum {
 
   enum Test {A,B}
+  enum Test1 {A; Test1() {}}
 
   public static Test[] accepted1() {
     List<Test> list = new ArrayList<Test>();
@@ -13,4 +14,5 @@ public class MyEnum {
   }
 
   Test t = <error descr="Enum types cannot be instantiated">new Test()</error>;
+  Test1 t1 = <error descr="Enum types cannot be instantiated">new Test1()</error>;
 }
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