diff --git a/jps/javac-ref-scanner-8/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ast/Javac8RefScanner.java b/jps/javac-ref-scanner-8/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ast/Javac8RefScanner.java
index cebbc40f9228..1e70071f82ad 100644
--- a/jps/javac-ref-scanner-8/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ast/Javac8RefScanner.java
+++ b/jps/javac-ref-scanner-8/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ast/Javac8RefScanner.java
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2000-2017 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
 package org.jetbrains.jps.javac.ast;
 
 import com.sun.source.tree.LambdaExpressionTree;
@@ -8,6 +23,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.jps.javac.ast.api.JavacRef;
 
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
+import javax.lang.model.util.Types;
 
 /**
  * Used via reflection in {@link JavacTreeRefScanner#createASTScanner()}
@@ -17,11 +33,14 @@ public class Javac8RefScanner extends JavacTreeRefScanner {
   @Override
   public Tree visitLambdaExpression(LambdaExpressionTree node, JavacReferenceCollectorListener.ReferenceCollector refCollector) {
     final TypeMirror type = refCollector.getType(node);
-    final Element element = refCollector.getTypeUtility().asElement(type);
-    if (element != null) {
-      final JavacRef.JavacElementRefBase ref = refCollector.asJavacRef(element);
-      if (ref != null) {
-        refCollector.sinkDeclaration(new JavacDef.JavacFunExprDef(ref));
+    Types types = refCollector.getTypeUtility();
+    if (types != null) {
+      final Element element = types.asElement(type);
+      if (element != null) {
+        final JavacRef.JavacElementRefBase ref = refCollector.asJavacRef(element);
+        if (ref != null) {
+          refCollector.sinkDeclaration(new JavacDef.JavacFunExprDef(ref));
+        }
       }
     }
     return super.visitLambdaExpression(node, refCollector);