diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection.java
index 514bc9d563ce..0739893e95a4 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection.java
@@ -561,13 +561,13 @@ public class PyUnresolvedReferencesInspection extends PyInspection {
 
       final PsiElement point;
       final TextRange range;
-      if (reference instanceof PyOperatorReference) {
+      final PsiElement lastChild = node.getLastChild();
+      if (reference instanceof PyOperatorReference || lastChild == null) {
         point = node;
         range = rangeInElement;
       }
       else {
-        final PsiElement lastChild = node.getLastChild();
-        point = lastChild != null ? lastChild : node; // usually the identifier at the end of qual ref
+        point = lastChild; // usually the identifier at the end of qual ref
         range = rangeInElement.shiftRight(-point.getStartOffsetInParent());
       }
       if (reference instanceof PyImportReference && refname != null) {