diff --git a/openapi/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageInfo.java b/openapi/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageInfo.java
index fabe8ce1b54c..2070d03347db 100644
--- a/openapi/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageInfo.java
+++ b/openapi/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageInfo.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class UsageInfo {
     mySmartPointer = SmartPointerManager.getInstance(element.getProject()).createSmartPsiElementPointer(element);
 
     TextRange range = element.getTextRange();
+    LOG.assertTrue(range != null, "text range null for " + element);
     this.startOffset = element.getTextOffset() - range.getStartOffset();
     this.endOffset = range.getEndOffset() - range.getStartOffset();