diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/dataflow/scope/impl/ScopeImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/dataflow/scope/impl/ScopeImpl.java
index 3b48330d3443..a5d8da6e94b8 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/dataflow/scope/impl/ScopeImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/codeInsight/dataflow/scope/impl/ScopeImpl.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public class ScopeImpl implements Scope {
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public List<NameDefiner> getNameDefiners() {
-    if (myNamedElements == null) {
+    if (myNameDefiners == null) {
       collectDeclarations();
     }
     return myNameDefiners;