diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/assignment/AssignmentToLambdaParameterInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/assignment/AssignmentToLambdaParameterInspection.java
index 4694a0152e12..ae98e2abe147 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/assignment/AssignmentToLambdaParameterInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/assignment/AssignmentToLambdaParameterInspection.java
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ package com.siyeh.ig.assignment;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ui.SingleCheckboxOptionsPanel;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement;
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiFile;
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiLambdaExpression;
-import com.intellij.psi.PsiLocalVariable;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.siyeh.InspectionGadgetsBundle;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nls;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -55,4 +56,9 @@ public class AssignmentToLambdaParameterInspection extends BaseAssignmentToParam
   protected boolean isCorrectScope(PsiElement declarationScope) {
     return declarationScope instanceof PsiLambdaExpression;
   }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldInspect(PsiFile file) {
+    return PsiUtil.isLanguageLevel8OrHigher(file);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/visibility/LambdaParameterHidingMemberVariableInspectionBase.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/visibility/LambdaParameterHidingMemberVariableInspectionBase.java
index 5b245eccc0a0..e170a817fb82 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/visibility/LambdaParameterHidingMemberVariableInspectionBase.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/visibility/LambdaParameterHidingMemberVariableInspectionBase.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.siyeh.ig.visibility;
 
 import com.intellij.codeInspection.ui.MultipleCheckboxOptionsPanel;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.siyeh.InspectionGadgetsBundle;
 import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspection;
 import com.siyeh.ig.BaseInspectionVisitor;
@@ -63,6 +64,11 @@ public class LambdaParameterHidingMemberVariableInspectionBase extends BaseInspe
     return optionsPanel;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldInspect(PsiFile file) {
+    return PsiUtil.isLanguageLevel8OrHigher(file);
+  }
+
   @Override
   public BaseInspectionVisitor buildVisitor() {
     return new LambdaParameterHidingMemberVariableVisitor();