diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/InspectionRVContentProvider.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/InspectionRVContentProvider.java
index df797ef8115a..8769cb4f6181 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/InspectionRVContentProvider.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/ex/InspectionRVContentProvider.java
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ public abstract class InspectionRVContentProvider {
         public boolean accept(Object node) {
           if (node instanceof RefElementNode) {
             final RefElementNode refElementNode = (RefElementNode)node;
-            if (finalContainer.areEqual(refElementNode.getUserObject(), finalContainer.getUserObject())) {
+            final Object finalContainerUserObject = finalContainer.getUserObject();
+            if (finalContainerUserObject instanceof RefEntity &&
+                finalContainer.areEqual(refElementNode.getUserObject(), finalContainerUserObject)) {
               if (firstLevel.get()) {
                 result.set(refElementNode);
                 return false;