diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/localCanBeFinal/LocalCanBeFinal.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/localCanBeFinal/LocalCanBeFinal.java
index d3f7e97927e4..028e9b7a7e9d 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/localCanBeFinal/LocalCanBeFinal.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/localCanBeFinal/LocalCanBeFinal.java
@@ -221,7 +221,9 @@ public class LocalCanBeFinal extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionTool {
 
     if (body.getParent() instanceof PsiMethod && isReportParameters()) {
       final PsiMethod method = (PsiMethod)body.getParent();
-      Collections.addAll(result, method.getParameterList().getParameters());
+      if (!(method instanceof SyntheticElement)) { // e.g. JspHolderMethod
+        Collections.addAll(result, method.getParameterList().getParameters());
+      }
     }
 
     for (Iterator<PsiVariable> iterator = result.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {