diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java
index 6f6bee2ab937..40f95c2df5ee 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/jdi/StackFrameProxyImpl.java
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ public class StackFrameProxyImpl extends JdiProxy implements StackFrameProxyEx {
       try {
         final LocalVariable variable = localVariable.getVariable();
         final StackFrame stackFrame = getStackFrame();
-        stackFrame.setValue(variable, (value instanceof ObjectReference) ? value : value);
+        stackFrame.setValue(variable, value);
         if (myAllValues != null) {
           // update cached data if any
           // re-read the value just set from the stackframe to be 100% sure