diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
index 48dbf15eda4b..d45440dbe99a 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/LambdaCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
@@ -298,9 +298,7 @@ public class LambdaCanBeMethodReferenceInspection extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInsp
           return null;
         }
         PsiType type = typeElement.getType();
-        if (type instanceof PsiPrimitiveType) return null;
-        type = type.getDeepComponentType();
-        if (type instanceof PsiClassType && (((PsiClassType)type).resolve() instanceof PsiTypeParameter)) return null;
+        if (type instanceof PsiPrimitiveType || PsiUtil.resolveClassInType(type) instanceof PsiTypeParameter) return null;
         return expression;
       }
     }