diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/GrCodeReferenceResolver.kt b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/GrCodeReferenceResolver.kt
index 50ff3f9f11be..ae76ceeca81e 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/GrCodeReferenceResolver.kt
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/lang/resolve/GrCodeReferenceResolver.kt
@@ -231,7 +231,10 @@ private fun GrCodeReferenceElement.canResolveToInnerClassOfCurrentClass(): Boole
 /**
  * Reference element may be created from stub. In this case containing file will be dummy, and its context will be reference parent
  */
-private fun GrCodeReferenceElement.getActualParent(): PsiElement? = containingFile.context ?: parent
+private fun GrCodeReferenceElement.getActualParent(): PsiElement? {
+  val parent = parent
+  return (parent as? PsiFile)?.context ?: parent
+}
 
 /**
  * @see org.codehaus.groovy.control.ResolveVisitor.currentClass