diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
index 34a01b54501b..8184484f4a7d 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ public class MethodCandidateInfo extends CandidateInfo{
   public PsiSubstitutor getSubstitutor(boolean includeReturnConstraint) {
     PsiSubstitutor substitutor = myCalcedSubstitutor;
     if (substitutor == null || !includeReturnConstraint && myLanguageLevel.isAtLeast(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_8) || isOverloadCheck()) {
+      myInferenceError = null;
       PsiSubstitutor incompleteSubstitutor = super.getSubstitutor();
       PsiMethod method = getElement();
       if (myTypeArguments == null) {