diff --git a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
index 0f9da82d0695..edba4ff3f6eb 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/changeSignature/JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor.java
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ public class JavaChangeSignatureUsageProcessor implements ChangeSignatureUsagePr
       else if (usage instanceof ChangeSignatureParameterUsageInfo) {
         String newName = ((ChangeSignatureParameterUsageInfo)usage).newParameterName;
         String oldName = ((ChangeSignatureParameterUsageInfo)usage).oldParameterName;
-        processParameterUsage((PsiReferenceExpression)element, oldName, newName);
+        if (element instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
+          processParameterUsage((PsiReferenceExpression)element, oldName, newName);
+        }
         return true;
       }
       else if (usage instanceof RecordGetterDeclarationUsageInfo) {