diff --git a/plugins/IntelliLang/java-support/org/intellij/plugins/intelliLang/util/AnnotationUtilEx.java b/plugins/IntelliLang/java-support/org/intellij/plugins/intelliLang/util/AnnotationUtilEx.java
index d3197a18c169..ceaf74f8c263 100644
--- a/plugins/IntelliLang/java-support/org/intellij/plugins/intelliLang/util/AnnotationUtilEx.java
+++ b/plugins/IntelliLang/java-support/org/intellij/plugins/intelliLang/util/AnnotationUtilEx.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public class AnnotationUtilEx {
     final PsiElement parent = element.getParent();
 
     if (element instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
+      if (parent instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) return false; // skip qualified references
       if (!visitor.visitReference((PsiReferenceExpression)element)) return false;
     }
     else if (element instanceof PsiNameValuePair && parent != null && parent.getParent() instanceof PsiAnnotation) {