diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceConstantDialog.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceConstantDialog.java
index 0648fb6f87ff..2155275be5a3 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceConstantDialog.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceConstantDialog.java
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ class IntroduceConstantDialog extends DialogWrapper {
           String modifier = iterator.next();
 
           try {
-            final String modifierText = PsiModifier.PACKAGE_LOCAL.equals(modifier) ? "" : modifier;
-            final PsiField field = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(psiManager.getProject()).getElementFactory().createFieldFromText(modifierText + " int xxx;", myTargetClass);
+            final String modifierText = PsiModifier.PACKAGE_LOCAL.equals(modifier) ? "" : modifier + " ";
+            final PsiField field = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(psiManager.getProject()).getElementFactory().createFieldFromText(modifierText + "int xxx;", myTargetClass);
             if (!JavaResolveUtil.isAccessible(field, myTargetClass, field.getModifierList(), occurrence, myTargetClass, null)) {
               iterator.remove();
             }