diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
index a0632e65281f..bb6f54641480 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/psi/infos/MethodCandidateInfo.java
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ public class MethodCandidateInfo extends CandidateInfo{
     myLanguageLevel = languageLevel;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * To use during overload resolution to choose if method can be applicable by strong/loose invocation.
+   * 
+   * @return true only for java 8+ varargs methods.
+   */
   public boolean isVarargs() {
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/ExpectedTypeUtils.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/ExpectedTypeUtils.java
index 25c99c6387eb..1c8e6fadbdc7 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/ExpectedTypeUtils.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/psiutils/ExpectedTypeUtils.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.siyeh.ig.psiutils;
 import com.intellij.codeInsight.ExceptionUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
 import com.intellij.psi.*;
+import com.intellij.psi.infos.MethodCandidateInfo;
 import com.intellij.psi.tree.IElementType;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.PsiTypesUtil;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.TypeConversionUtil;
@@ -620,7 +621,8 @@ public class ExpectedTypeUtils {
       if (parameters.length == 0) {
         return null;
       }
-      final boolean isVarargs = method.isVarArgs();
+      final boolean isVarargs = result instanceof MethodCandidateInfo && 
+                                ((MethodCandidateInfo)result).getApplicabilityLevel() == MethodCandidateInfo.ApplicabilityLevel.VARARGS;
       final PsiType parameterType = PsiTypesUtil.getParameterType(parameters, parameterPosition, isVarargs);
       final PsiSubstitutor substitutor = result.getSubstitutor();
       final PsiType type = GenericsUtil.getVariableTypeByExpressionType(substitutor.substitute(parameterType));