diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspection.java
index bf121ff8c08a..c9605e7f2518 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspection.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspection extends BaseInspection {
       }
       final PsiParameter parameter = parameters[parameters.length - 1];
       final PsiType type = parameter.getType();
-      if (!(type instanceof PsiArrayType)) {
+      if (!(type instanceof PsiArrayType) || type instanceof PsiEllipsisType) {
         return;
       }
       final PsiMethod[] superMethods = method.findDeepestSuperMethods();
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspectionTest.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspectionTest.java
index 46ec84b1c9fb..036feda6492d 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspectionTest.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/testsrc/com/siyeh/ig/inheritance/ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspectionTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ public class ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspectionTest extends LightInspect
            "}");
   }
 
+  public void testVarargsOverriding() {
+    doTest("class One {" +
+           "  void m(String... ss) {" +
+           "  }" +
+           "}" +
+           "class Two extends One {" +
+           "  void m(String... ss) {" +
+           "  }" +
+           "}");
+  }
+
   @Override
   protected InspectionProfileEntry getInspection() {
     return new ProblematicVarargsMethodOverrideInspection();