diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedCollectionQueryUpdateInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedCollectionQueryUpdateInspection.java
index 7ab294a0a61f..3f1a59a2cc6a 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedCollectionQueryUpdateInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedCollectionQueryUpdateInspection.java
@@ -506,6 +506,9 @@ public final class MismatchedCollectionQueryUpdateInspection extends BaseInspect
       if (CollectionUtils.isCollectionClassOrInterface(type)) {
         return false;
       }
+      if (InheritanceUtil.isInheritor(type, CommonClassNames.JAVA_UTIL_ITERATOR)) {
+        return false;
+      }
       if (type instanceof PsiArrayType && !(type instanceof PsiEllipsisType)) {
         return false;
       }