diff --git a/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java b/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java
index 88fc00e54426..c84b86aeeed7 100644
--- a/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java
+++ b/RegExpSupport/src/org/intellij/lang/regexp/intention/CheckRegExpForm.java
@@ -518,11 +518,12 @@ public final class CheckRegExpForm {
         setMatches(regExpFile, collectMatches(matcher));
         return RegExpMatchResult.MATCHES;
       }
-      else if (matcher.find()) {
+      final boolean hitEnd = matcher.hitEnd();
+      if (matcher.find()) {
         setMatches(regExpFile, collectMatches(matcher));
         return RegExpMatchResult.FOUND;
       }
-      else if (matcher.hitEnd()) {
+      else if (hitEnd) {
         return RegExpMatchResult.INCOMPLETE;
       }
       else {