diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/JavaLineMarkerProvider.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/JavaLineMarkerProvider.java
index 653e7a1e3f8c..1b6fececdf1a 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/JavaLineMarkerProvider.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/JavaLineMarkerProvider.java
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ public class JavaLineMarkerProvider extends LineMarkerProviderDescriptor impleme
     PsiClass aClass = method.getContainingClass();
     if (aClass == null) return AllIcons.Gutter.OverridingMethod;
 
-    PsiReferenceList list = aClass.getImplementsList();
-    if (list != null && (aClass.getExtendsList() == null || aClass.getExtendsList().getReferences().length == 0)) {
+    PsiReferenceList implementsList = aClass.getImplementsList();
+    PsiReferenceList extendsList = aClass.getExtendsList();
+    if (implementsList != null && implementsList.getReferenceElements().length != 0 &&
+        (extendsList == null || extendsList.getReferenceElements().length == 0)) {
       // has some interfaces to implement
       String methodName = method.getName();
       if (!methodName.equals("equals")