diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedParameters/UnusedParametersInspection.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedParameters/UnusedParametersInspection.java
index e1fa136fb1d1..c33d0d68b8cb 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedParameters/UnusedParametersInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/unusedParameters/UnusedParametersInspection.java
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ public class UnusedParametersInspection extends GlobalJavaBatchInspectionTool {
 
       final List<ProblemDescriptor> result = new ArrayList<ProblemDescriptor>();
       for (RefParameter refParameter : unusedParameters) {
-        final PsiIdentifier psiIdentifier = refParameter.getElement().getNameIdentifier();
+        final PsiParameter parameter = refParameter.getElement();
+        final PsiIdentifier psiIdentifier = parameter != null ? parameter.getNameIdentifier() : null;
         if (psiIdentifier != null) {
           result.add(manager.createProblemDescriptor(psiIdentifier,
                                                      refMethod.isAbstract()