diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedStringBuilderQueryUpdateInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedStringBuilderQueryUpdateInspection.java
index 5cd627952100..e4bca75275d8 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedStringBuilderQueryUpdateInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/src/com/siyeh/ig/bugs/MismatchedStringBuilderQueryUpdateInspection.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-public class MismatchedStringBuilderQueryUpdateInspection extends BaseInspection {
+public class MismatchedStringBuilderQueryUpdateInspection
+        extends BaseInspection {
 
     @NonNls
     private static final Set<String> returnSelfNames = new HashSet();
@@ -150,6 +151,10 @@ public class MismatchedStringBuilderQueryUpdateInspection extends BaseInspection
             if(VariableAccessUtils.variableIsReturned(variable, context)){
                 return false;
             }
+            if (VariableAccessUtils.variableIsPassedAsMethodArgument(variable,
+                    context)) {
+                return false;
+            }
             return !VariableAccessUtils.variableIsUsedInArrayInitializer(
                     variable, context);
         }