diff --git a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/TypeConversionUtil.java b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/TypeConversionUtil.java
index 3f9348985310..5b688f6cc643 100644
--- a/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/TypeConversionUtil.java
+++ b/java/openapi/src/com/intellij/psi/util/TypeConversionUtil.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class TypeConversionUtil {
     }
 
     if (toType instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType) {
-      return isNarrowingReferenceConversionAllowed(toType, ((PsiCapturedWildcardType)toType).getWildcard());
+      return isNarrowingReferenceConversionAllowed(fromType, ((PsiCapturedWildcardType)toType).getWildcard());
     }
     if (fromType instanceof PsiCapturedWildcardType) {
       return isNarrowingReferenceConversionAllowed(((PsiCapturedWildcardType)fromType).getWildcard(), toType);