diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
index 4fea2e0d7998..c2675894986d 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/controlFlow/ControlFlowAnalyzer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2000-2011 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ * Copyright 2000-2013 JetBrains s.r.o.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.Comparing;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
+import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.Stack;
 import gnu.trove.THashMap;
 import gnu.trove.TIntArrayList;
@@ -1266,7 +1267,7 @@ class ControlFlowAnalyzer extends JavaElementVisitor {
       rExpr.accept(this);
     }
 
-    PsiExpression lExpr = expression.getLExpression();
+    PsiExpression lExpr = PsiUtil.skipParenthesizedExprDown(expression.getLExpression());
     if (lExpr instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
       final PsiReferenceExpression referenceExpression = (PsiReferenceExpression)lExpr;
       if (!referenceExpression.isQualified()
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/FinalFieldInit.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/FinalFieldInit.java
index 17bd29a20846..ec01fd7af137 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/FinalFieldInit.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/advHighlighting/FinalFieldInit.java
@@ -219,5 +219,12 @@ public class X {
         }
     }
 }
+class Y {
+  private final int mayBeFinal;
+
+  Y() {
+    (mayBeFinal) = 1;
+  }
+}