diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java
index 83af5606d8c8..d00fd30209f1 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/daemon/impl/analysis/HighlightMethodUtil.java
@@ -915,7 +915,8 @@ public class HighlightMethodUtil {
     PsiType paramType = i < parameters.length && parameters[i] != null
                         ? substitutor.substitute(parameters[i].getType())
                         : null;
-    return paramType != null && TypeConversionUtil.areTypesAssignmentCompatible(paramType, expression);
+    PsiType expressionType = expression.getType();
+    return paramType != null && expressionType != null && TypeConversionUtil.isAssignable(paramType, expressionType);
   }