diff --git a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableDialog.java b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableDialog.java
index 061a23cc4df1..9a5c35e14ecb 100644
--- a/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableDialog.java
+++ b/java/java-impl-refactorings/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceVariable/IntroduceVariableDialog.java
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class IntroduceVariableDialog extends DialogWrapper implements IntroduceVariable
         @Override
         public void itemStateChanged(ItemEvent e) {
           if (e.getStateChange() == ItemEvent.SELECTED) {
-            myCbVarType.setEnabled(Comparing.equal(myTypeSelector.getSelectedType(), CommonJavaRefactoringUtil.getTypeByExpressionWithExpectedType(myExpression)));
+            updateVarType();
           }
         }
       });
@@ -246,10 +246,17 @@ class IntroduceVariableDialog extends DialogWrapper implements IntroduceVariable
     panel.add(myCbVarType, gbConstraints);
 
     updateControls();
+    updateVarType();
 
     return panel;
   }
 
+  public void updateVarType() {
+    if (myCbVarType != null) {
+      myCbVarType.setEnabled(Comparing.equal(myTypeSelector.getSelectedType(), CommonJavaRefactoringUtil.getTypeByExpressionWithExpectedType(myExpression)));
+    }
+  }
+
   private void updateControls() {
     if (myCbReplaceWrite != null) {
       if (myCbReplaceAll.isSelected()) {
@@ -276,10 +283,6 @@ class IntroduceVariableDialog extends DialogWrapper implements IntroduceVariable
       myCbFinal.setEnabled(true);
       myCbFinal.setSelected(myCbFinalState);
     }
-
-    if (myCbVarType != null) {
-      myCbVarType.setEnabled(Comparing.equal(myTypeSelector.getSelectedType(), myExpression.getType()));
-    }
   }
 
   @Override