diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java
index a68d688047f5..2cb1e79ce8b7 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/references/PyReferenceImpl.java
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public class PyReferenceImpl implements PsiReferenceEx, PsiPolyVariantReference
 
           // we shadow their name or they shadow ours (PY-6241)
           if (resolveResult instanceof PsiNamedElement && resolveResult instanceof ScopeOwner && element instanceof ScopeOwner &&
-              ourScopeOwner == ScopeUtil.getScopeOwner(resolveResult)) {
+              theirScopeOwner == ScopeUtil.getScopeOwner(resolveResult)) {
             return true;
           }