diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
index 75db20c1ba77..40194f91adb9 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
@@ -931,10 +931,10 @@ final class ControlFlowAnalyzer extends JavaElementVisitor {
     }
 
     PsiCodeBlock body = statement.getBody();
-    PsiType exprType = expr == null ? null : expr.getType();
     if (body != null) {
       PsiStatement[] statements = body.getStatements();
       boolean needToCreateDefault = false;
+      PsiType exprType = expr == null ? null : expr.getType();
       for (PsiStatement aStatement : statements) {
         ProgressManager.checkCanceled();
         if (!(aStatement instanceof PsiSwitchLabelStatementBase)) continue;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingPatternsInSwitch/Reachability.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingPatternsInSwitch/Reachability.java
index b3ca9eb7941d..078fccf09756 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingPatternsInSwitch/Reachability.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlightingPatternsInSwitch/Reachability.java
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ class Test {
 
   void testSealedClassUnreachable1(I i) {
     switch (i) {
-      Object o:
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+      case Object o:
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
     }
     <error descr="Unreachable statement">System.out.println();</error>
   }