diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/QualifySuperArgumentFix.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/QualifySuperArgumentFix.java
index 6cfc3fc07868..b7ff8c8954f5 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/QualifySuperArgumentFix.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/quickfix/QualifySuperArgumentFix.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import com.intellij.codeInsight.daemon.impl.HighlightInfo;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTreeUtil;
 import com.intellij.refactoring.util.RefactoringChangeUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
 public class QualifySuperArgumentFix extends QualifyThisOrSuperArgumentFix {
@@ -50,7 +51,14 @@ public class QualifySuperArgumentFix extends QualifyThisOrSuperArgumentFix {
             final PsiExpression superQualifierCopy = copy.getMethodExpression().getQualifierExpression();
             LOG.assertTrue(superQualifierCopy != null);
             superQualifierCopy.delete();
-            PsiMethod method = ((PsiMethodCallExpression)elementFactory.createExpressionFromText(copy.getText(), superClass)).resolveMethod();
+            PsiMethod method;
+            try {
+              method = ((PsiMethodCallExpression)elementFactory.createExpressionFromText(copy.getText(), superClass)).resolveMethod();
+            }
+            catch (IncorrectOperationException e) {
+              LOG.info(e);
+              return;
+            }
             if (method != null && !method.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.ABSTRACT)) {
               QuickFixAction.registerQuickFixAction(highlightInfo, new QualifySuperArgumentFix(expr, superClass));
             }