diff --git a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/ex/util/SegmentArrayWithData.java b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/ex/util/SegmentArrayWithData.java
index 14b0ea1e88e2..513ad4bc2594 100644
--- a/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/ex/util/SegmentArrayWithData.java
+++ b/platform/core-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/ex/util/SegmentArrayWithData.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class SegmentArrayWithData extends SegmentArray {
   }
 
   public void setElementAt(int i, int startOffset, int endOffset, int data) {
-    if (data < 0 && data > Short.MAX_VALUE) {
+    if (data < Short.MIN_VALUE || data > Short.MAX_VALUE) {
       throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("data out of short range: " + data);
     }
     setElementAt(i, startOffset, endOffset);