diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java
index 13644930d88e..776f68bd2cfe 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/resolve/reference/impl/JavaLangClassMemberReference.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.codeStyle.JavaCodeStyleManager;
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.PsiClassReferenceType;
 import com.intellij.psi.search.GlobalSearchScope;
 import com.intellij.psi.util.*;
+import com.intellij.util.IncorrectOperationException;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ public class JavaLangClassMemberReference extends PsiReferenceBase<PsiLiteralExp
     myContext = context;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public PsiElement bindToElement(@NotNull PsiElement element) throws IncorrectOperationException {
+    return element;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public PsiElement resolve() {
     final String name =  (String)getElement().getValue();