diff --git a/source/com/intellij/codeFormatting/general/FormatterUtil.java b/source/com/intellij/codeFormatting/general/FormatterUtil.java
index 272ae5b186c5..87359c532683 100644
--- a/source/com/intellij/codeFormatting/general/FormatterUtil.java
+++ b/source/com/intellij/codeFormatting/general/FormatterUtil.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class FormatterUtil {
     }
     final CompositeElement treeParent = element.getTreeParent();
 
-    if (treeParent == null || treeParent.getElementType() == fileElementType) {
+    if (treeParent == null || treeParent.getTreeParent() == null || treeParent.getElementType() == fileElementType) {
       return element;
     } else {
       return getWsCandidate(treeParent, fileElementType);