diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/GeneralHighlightingPass.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/GeneralHighlightingPass.java
index f2825cb99013..f704286cdc21 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/GeneralHighlightingPass.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/GeneralHighlightingPass.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class GeneralHighlightingPass extends ProgressableTextEditorHighlightingP
   private final List<HighlightInfo> myHighlights = new ArrayList<HighlightInfo>();
 
   protected volatile boolean myHasErrorElement;
-  private boolean myErrorFound;
+  private volatile boolean myErrorFound;
   private static final Comparator<HighlightVisitor> VISITOR_ORDER_COMPARATOR = new Comparator<HighlightVisitor>() {
     @Override
     public int compare(final HighlightVisitor o1, final HighlightVisitor o2) {