diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
index 4c9a05dce564..61bf32fd4960 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/util/RedundantCastUtil.java
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ public class RedundantCastUtil {
       }
 
       PsiType opType = operand.getType();
+      if (opType == null) return;
       
       if (castTo instanceof PsiClassType && TypeConversionUtil.isPrimitiveAndNotNull(opType)) {
         if (oppositeOperand != null &&