diff --git a/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/BaseSplitter.java b/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/BaseSplitter.java
index f87b127c775a..0159f523bed8 100644
--- a/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/BaseSplitter.java
+++ b/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/BaseSplitter.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public abstract class BaseSplitter implements Splitter {
       }
       return toCheck;
     }
-    catch (ProcessCanceledException e) {
+    catch (TooLongBombedMatchingException e) {
       return Collections.singletonList(range);
     }
   }