diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
index c3363ec7eb12..2f9f4f883648 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection.java
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public class AnonymousCanBeMethodReferenceInspection extends BaseJavaBatchLocalI
           final PsiClassType baseClassType = aClass.getBaseClassType();
           if (LambdaUtil.isFunctionalType(baseClassType)) {
             final PsiMethod[] methods = aClass.getMethods();
-            if (methods.length == 1 && aClass.getFields().length == 0 && !AnonymousCanBeLambdaInspection.hasForbiddenRefsInsideBody(methods[0], aClass)) {
+            if (methods.length == 1 && methods[0].getBody() != null && aClass.getFields().length == 0 &&
+                !AnonymousCanBeLambdaInspection.hasForbiddenRefsInsideBody(methods[0], aClass)) {
               final PsiCodeBlock body = methods[0].getBody();
               final PsiCallExpression callExpression =
                 LambdaCanBeMethodReferenceInspection