diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/CreatePropertyFromUsageFix.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/CreatePropertyFromUsageFix.java
index 03081f89b239..890b0073449c 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/CreatePropertyFromUsageFix.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/CreatePropertyFromUsageFix.java
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ public class CreatePropertyFromUsageFix extends CreateFromUsageBaseFix implement
   }
 
   protected void beforeTemplateFinished(PsiClass aClass, PsiField field) {
-    positionCursor(myMethodCall.getProject(), myMethodCall.getContainingFile(), myMethodCall);
+    if (myMethodCall.isValid()) {
+      positionCursor(myMethodCall.getProject(), myMethodCall.getContainingFile(), myMethodCall);
+    }
   }
 
   private static String getVariableName(PsiMethodCallExpression methodCall, boolean isStatic) {