diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/ColorLineMarkerProvider.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/ColorLineMarkerProvider.java
index 2b649aa6c0ea..8e9a16b47a0e 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/ColorLineMarkerProvider.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/ColorLineMarkerProvider.java
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ public final class ColorLineMarkerProvider implements LineMarkerProvider {
               public void navigate(MouseEvent e, PsiElement elt) {
                 if (!elt.isWritable()) return;
 
-                final Editor editor = PsiUtilBase.findEditor(element);
+                final Editor editor = PsiUtilBase.findEditor(elt);
                 assert editor != null;
                 final Color c = ColorChooser.chooseColor(editor.getComponent(), "Choose Color", color, true);
                 if (c != null) {
-                  WriteAction.run(() -> colorProvider.setColorTo(element, c));
+                  WriteAction.run(() -> colorProvider.setColorTo(elt, c));
                 }
               }
             },