diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiAnnotationOwner.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiAnnotationOwner.java
index cc98033e213a..66c2634134ef 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiAnnotationOwner.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/PsiAnnotationOwner.java
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public interface PsiAnnotationOwner {
    * @since 2018.2
    */
   default boolean hasAnnotation(@NotNull @NonNls String qualifiedName) {
-    return hasAnnotation(qualifiedName);
+    //noinspection SSBasedInspection
+    return findAnnotation(qualifiedName) != null;
   }
 
   /**