diff --git a/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsageViewImpl.java b/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsageViewImpl.java
index ef6f41f96ccf..eee23ba8f34f 100644
--- a/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsageViewImpl.java
+++ b/platform/usageView/src/com/intellij/usages/impl/UsageViewImpl.java
@@ -2376,7 +2376,7 @@ public class UsageViewImpl implements UsageViewEx {
     Usage toSelect = null;
     for (Usage usage : toDelete) {
       Usage next = getNextToSelect(usage);
-      if (!toDelete.contains(next)) {
+      if (next != null && !toDelete.contains(next)) {
         toSelect = next;
         break;
       }