diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java
index 703b1287a6c5..950a799f071b 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/tree/java/MethodReferenceResolver.java
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ public class MethodReferenceResolver implements ResolveCache.PolyVariantContextR
     public CandidateInfo resolveConflict(@NotNull List<CandidateInfo> conflicts) {
       if (mySignature == null) return null;
 
-      checkSameSignatures(conflicts);
-      checkAccessStaticLevels(conflicts, true);
+      if (conflicts.size() > 1) checkSameSignatures(conflicts);
+      if (conflicts.size() > 1) checkAccessStaticLevels(conflicts, true);
 
       final PsiType[] argTypes = mySignature.getParameterTypes();
       boolean hasReceiver = PsiMethodReferenceUtil.hasReceiver(argTypes, myQualifierResolveResult, myReferenceExpression);