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 2b566b18b45f..af1dd8c5176d 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
@@ -1307,6 +1307,11 @@ class ControlFlowAnalyzer extends JavaElementVisitor {
           startElement(lExpr);
         }
 
+        PsiExpression qualifier = ((PsiReferenceExpression)lExpr).getQualifierExpression();
+        if (qualifier != null) {
+          qualifier.accept(this);
+        }
+
         if (expression.getOperationTokenType() != JavaTokenType.EQ) {
           generateReadInstruction(variable);
         }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/fieldCanBeLocal/fieldUsedInAnotherMethodAsQualifier/expected.xml b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/fieldCanBeLocal/fieldUsedInAnotherMethodAsQualifier/expected.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4704d91e891d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/fieldCanBeLocal/fieldUsedInAnotherMethodAsQualifier/expected.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<problems/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/fieldCanBeLocal/fieldUsedInAnotherMethodAsQualifier/src/Test.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/fieldCanBeLocal/fieldUsedInAnotherMethodAsQualifier/src/Test.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..04cb4de75ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/fieldCanBeLocal/fieldUsedInAnotherMethodAsQualifier/src/Test.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+class D {
+    D first;
+}
+
+class Test {
+    private D myDSettings;
+
+    protected void setUp() {
+        myDSettings = null;
+    }
+
+    public void testModuleCycle() {
+        myDSettings.first = null;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/FieldCanBeLocalTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/FieldCanBeLocalTest.java
index 29a0a831087f..66670ec1eef5 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/FieldCanBeLocalTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/codeInspection/FieldCanBeLocalTest.java
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ public class FieldCanBeLocalTest extends InspectionTestCase {
     doTestConfigured(inspection);
   }
 
+  public void testFieldUsedInAnotherMethodAsQualifier() throws Exception {
+    doTest();
+  }
+
   private void doTestConfigured(FieldCanBeLocalInspection inspection) {
     inspection.EXCLUDE_ANNOS.add(Deprecated.class.getName());
     doTest("fieldCanBeLocal/" + getTestName(true), inspection);