diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/PyRenameElementQuickFix.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/PyRenameElementQuickFix.java
index 02a760247f67..83f2d15049ab 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/PyRenameElementQuickFix.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/PyRenameElementQuickFix.java
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ public class PyRenameElementQuickFix implements LocalQuickFix {
     return false;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldMakeCurrentFileWritable() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   private static void renameInUnitTestMode(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull PsiNameIdentifierOwner nameOwner,
                                            @Nullable Editor editor) {
     final PsiElement substitution = RenamePsiElementProcessor.forElement(nameOwner).substituteElementToRename(nameOwner, editor);
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/RenameParameterQuickFix.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/RenameParameterQuickFix.java
index 7869568c6203..b19febf369db 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/RenameParameterQuickFix.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/inspections/quickfix/RenameParameterQuickFix.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class RenameParameterQuickFix implements LocalQuickFix {
 
   public void applyFix(@NotNull final Project project, @NotNull final ProblemDescriptor descriptor) {
     final PsiElement elt = descriptor.getPsiElement();
-    if (elt != null && elt instanceof PyNamedParameter && elt.isWritable()) {
+    if (elt != null && elt instanceof PyNamedParameter) {
       new RenameProcessor(project, elt, myNewName, false, true).run();
     }
   }
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ public class RenameParameterQuickFix implements LocalQuickFix {
     return PyBundle.message("QFIX.rename.parameter.to.$0", myNewName);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public boolean shouldMakeCurrentFileWritable() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public boolean startInWriteAction() {
     return false;