diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/MethodUtils.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/MethodUtils.java
index 688c84070fc6..3fc22705a72d 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/MethodUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/MethodUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.search.searches.OverridingMethodsSearch;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.searches.SuperMethodsSearch;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.InheritanceUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.MethodSignatureBackedByPsiMethod;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import com.intellij.util.Query;
 import com.siyeh.HardcodedMethodConstants;
@@ -328,6 +329,9 @@ public class MethodUtils {
     if (method == null) {
       return false;
     }
+    if (!InheritanceUtil.isInheritorOrSelf(method.getContainingClass(), PsiUtil.resolveClassInClassTypeOnly(method.getReturnType()), true)) {
+      return false;
+    }
     final PsiElement navigationElement = method.getNavigationElement();
     if (!(navigationElement instanceof PsiMethod)) {
       return false;