diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
index 7547bc2f50d4..296fe82cd412 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class MethodCandidateInfo extends CandidateInfo{
       final PsiParameter[] parameters = method.getParameterList().getParameters();
       final PsiExpression[] expressions = ((PsiExpressionList)myArgumentList).getExpressions();
 
-      if (!isVarargs()) {
+      if (!isVarargs() &&  myLanguageLevel.isAtLeast(LanguageLevel.JDK_1_8)) {
         if (expressions.length != parameters.length) {
           return false;
         }
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ public class MethodCandidateInfo extends CandidateInfo{
         if (expressions.length < parameters.length - 1) {
           return false;
         }
+
+        if (parameters.length == 0 && expressions.length != parameters.length) {
+          return false;
+        }
       }
 
       for (int i = 0; i < expressions.length; i++) {