diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/VariableInplaceIntroducer.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/VariableInplaceIntroducer.java
index 1bb71f56c675..1b83e2b70790 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/VariableInplaceIntroducer.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/VariableInplaceIntroducer.java
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ public class VariableInplaceIntroducer extends VariableInplaceRenamer {
         int startOffset = myExprMarker != null && myExprMarker.isValid() ? myExprMarker.getStartOffset() : psiVariable.getTextOffset();
         final PsiFile file = psiVariable.getContainingFile();
         final PsiReference referenceAt = file.findReferenceAt(startOffset);
-        if (referenceAt != null && referenceAt.resolve() instanceof PsiLocalVariable) {
+        if (referenceAt != null && referenceAt.resolve() instanceof PsiVariable) {
           startOffset = referenceAt.getElement().getTextRange().getEndOffset();
         }
         else {