diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExternalAnnotationsManagerImpl.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExternalAnnotationsManagerImpl.java
index dedd7b4e8a7f..67ef4ee390b0 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExternalAnnotationsManagerImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExternalAnnotationsManagerImpl.java
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ public class ExternalAnnotationsManagerImpl extends BaseExternalAnnotationsManag
               @Override
               public void run() {
                 try {
-                  annotationTagProcessor.process(tag);
+                  annotationTagProcessor.process(annotationTag);
                   commitChanges(file);
                 }
                 catch (IncorrectOperationException e) {