diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiClassReferenceType.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiClassReferenceType.java
index 35764d1e7b33..a9e62c417895 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiClassReferenceType.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiClassReferenceType.java
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ public class PsiClassReferenceType extends PsiClassType.Stub {
   @Override
   public int getParameterCount() {
     PsiJavaCodeReferenceElement reference = getReference();
-    if (reference.getTypeParameterCount() == 0 &&
+    int count = reference.getTypeParameterCount();
+    if (count == 0 &&
         reference.getParent() instanceof PsiTypeElement &&
         reference.getParent().getParent() instanceof PsiDeconstructionPattern) {
       ClassResolveResult result = resolveGenerics();
@@ -282,7 +283,7 @@ public class PsiClassReferenceType extends PsiClassType.Stub {
         return cls.getTypeParameters().length;
       }
     }
-    return reference.getTypeParameterCount();
+    return count;
   }
 
   @Override