diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java
index 925c0ee46543..125b4f6942fa 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/impl/source/PsiModifierListImpl.java
@@ -130,7 +130,10 @@ public class PsiModifierListImpl extends JavaStubPsiElement<PsiModifierListStub>
           return false;
         }
         if (type == JavaTokenType.ABSTRACT_KEYWORD) {
-          return getNode().findChildByType(JavaTokenType.DEFAULT_KEYWORD) == null && getNode().findChildByType(JavaTokenType.STATIC_KEYWORD) == null;
+          final ASTNode node = getNode();
+          return node.findChildByType(JavaTokenType.DEFAULT_KEYWORD) == null && 
+                 node.findChildByType(JavaTokenType.STATIC_KEYWORD) == null &&
+                 node.findChildByType(JavaTokenType.PRIVATE_KEYWORD) == null;
         }
       }
     }