diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/streamMigration/JoiningMigration.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/streamMigration/JoiningMigration.java
index 45cc24e9546b..49092469e1da 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/streamMigration/JoiningMigration.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/streamMigration/JoiningMigration.java
@@ -519,10 +519,11 @@ public class JoiningMigration extends BaseStreamApiMigration {
         if (qualifier instanceof PsiMethodCallExpression) {
           call = (PsiMethodCallExpression)qualifier;
         }
+        else if (ExpressionUtils.isReferenceTo(qualifier, target)) {
+          return new AppendChain(call, topCall);
+        }
         else {
-          if (ExpressionUtils.isReferenceTo(qualifier, target)) {
-            return new AppendChain(call, topCall);
-          }
+          return null;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/streamApiMigration/joining/afterWrongBuilder.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/streamApiMigration/joining/afterWrongBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..995a556c0b53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/streamApiMigration/joining/afterWrongBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import java.util.stream.IntStream;
+
+// "Replace with forEach" "true"
+class X {
+  private void initBuilder() {
+    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+    StringBuilder spaces = new StringBuilder();
+      IntStream.range(0, 20).mapToObj(i -> "  ").forEach(spaces::append);
+    builder.append(spaces);
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/streamApiMigration/joining/beforeWrongBuilder.java b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/streamApiMigration/joining/beforeWrongBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44eeb1bbfe98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/codeInsight/daemonCodeAnalyzer/quickFix/streamApiMigration/joining/beforeWrongBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// "Replace with forEach" "true"
+class X {
+  private void initBuilder() {
+    StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
+    StringBuilder spaces = new StringBuilder();
+    f<caret>or(int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+      spaces.append("  ");
+    }
+    builder.append(spaces);
+  }
+}
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