diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/GroovyBundle.properties b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/GroovyBundle.properties
index 1569ad3cca50..a00a918aac4b 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/GroovyBundle.properties
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/GroovyBundle.properties
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ final.class.cannot.be.extended=Final class cannot be extended
 
 #Groovy 2.5 checks
 duplicating.named.parameter=Duplicate named parameter ''{0}'' occurs in parameters: {1}
-field.should.be.immutable=Parameter ''{0}'' should have immutable type or be declared so with @ImmutableOptions
+field.should.be.immutable=Field ''{0}'' should have immutable type or be declared so with @ImmutableOptions
 
 #Groovy 3.0 checks
 illegal.default.modifier=Modifier 'default' makes sense only in interface's methods
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/annotator/GroovyAnnotator25.kt b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/annotator/GroovyAnnotator25.kt
index 5938f372482c..30b0581cf8ed 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/annotator/GroovyAnnotator25.kt
+++ b/plugins/groovy/groovy-psi/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/annotator/GroovyAnnotator25.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.annotator
 
 import com.intellij.lang.annotation.AnnotationHolder
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiModifier
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.GroovyBundle
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.GroovyElementVisitor
 import org.jetbrains.plugins.groovy.lang.psi.api.statements.GrField
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class GroovyAnnotator25(private val holder: AnnotationHolder) : GroovyElementVis
 
   private fun immutableCheck(field: GrField) {
     val containingClass = field.containingClass ?: return
-    if (field.isProperty && hasImmutableAnnotation(containingClass) && !isImmutable(field)) {
+    if (!field.hasModifierProperty(PsiModifier.STATIC) && hasImmutableAnnotation(containingClass) && !isImmutable(field)) {
       holder.createErrorAnnotation(field.nameIdentifierGroovy, GroovyBundle.message("field.should.be.immutable", field.name))
     }
   }
diff --git a/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/v25/immutableFields.groovy b/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/v25/immutableFields.groovy
index f722c8fabe82..e61402c79a2e 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/v25/immutableFields.groovy
+++ b/plugins/groovy/testdata/highlighting/v25/immutableFields.groovy
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import groovy.transform.KnownImmutable
 @Immutable
 class A {
   int a
-  private Iterator b
-  Iterator <error descr="Parameter 'c' should have immutable type or be declared so with @ImmutableOptions">c</error>
+  private Iterator <error descr="Field 'b' should have immutable type or be declared so with @ImmutableOptions">b</error>
+  private static Iterator b2
+  Iterator <error descr="Field 'c' should have immutable type or be declared so with @ImmutableOptions">c</error>
   String d
   E e
   URI f
   Thread g
-  MuttableClass <error descr="Parameter 'h' should have immutable type or be declared so with @ImmutableOptions">h</error>
+  MuttableClass <error descr="Field 'h' should have immutable type or be declared so with @ImmutableOptions">h</error>
   MuttableClass h2
   ImmuttableClass i
   Object[] j = new Object[1]