diff --git a/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/debugger/MethodInvoker.java b/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/debugger/MethodInvoker.java
index 2cbd2ed4985c..7194c7ce4ac5 100644
--- a/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/debugger/MethodInvoker.java
+++ b/java/java-runtime/src/com/intellij/rt/debugger/MethodInvoker.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2025 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.rt.debugger;
 
 import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandle;
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ public final class MethodInvoker {
         method = lookup.findStatic(cls, name, mt);
       }
 
+      if (method == null) {
+        throw new NoSuchMethodException(nameAndDescriptor + " not found in " + cls);
+      }
+
       int parameterCount = mt.parameterCount();
       Class<?> lastParameterType = parameterCount > 0 ? mt.parameterType(parameterCount - 1) : null;
       boolean vararg = method.isVarargsCollector();