diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsTypeTransformation.java b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsTypeTransformation.java
index 0a503b467778..bd03f4bdb341 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsTypeTransformation.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/codeInspection/changeToOperator/transformations/AsTypeTransformation.java
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public class AsTypeTransformation extends SimpleBinaryTransformation {
 
   @Override
   public boolean couldApplyInternal(@NotNull GrMethodCall methodCall, @NotNull ChangeToOperatorInspection.Options options) {
+    if (!super.couldApplyInternal(methodCall, options)) return false;
     GrExpression rhs = getRhs(methodCall);
-    return super.couldApplyInternal(methodCall, options)
-           && ResolveUtil.resolvesToClass(rhs);
+    return ResolveUtil.resolvesToClass(rhs);
   }
 }