diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExpectedTypesProvider.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExpectedTypesProvider.java
index fa4f769e6142..f0d18b2e0b3c 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExpectedTypesProvider.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/ExpectedTypesProvider.java
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ public class ExpectedTypesProvider {
           myResult = ExpectedTypeInfo.EMPTY_ARRAY;
         }
         else {
-          myResult = new ExpectedTypeInfo[]{createInfoImpl(PsiType.LONG, ExpectedTypeInfo.TYPE_BETWEEN, PsiType.INT, TailType.NONE)};
+          myResult = new ExpectedTypeInfo[]{createInfoImpl(PsiType.LONG, ExpectedTypeInfo.TYPE_BETWEEN, PsiType.SHORT, TailType.NONE)};
         }
       }
       else if (i == JavaTokenType.OROR || i == JavaTokenType.ANDAND) {