diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/duplicates/DuplicatesFinder.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/duplicates/DuplicatesFinder.java
index a00bdd572e6d..51a7d12bac1e 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/duplicates/DuplicatesFinder.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/duplicates/DuplicatesFinder.java
@@ -519,11 +519,17 @@ public class DuplicatesFinder {
       return (resolveResult2 instanceof PsiLocalVariable || resolveResult2 instanceof PsiParameter) &&
              match.putDeclarationCorrespondence(resolveResult1, resolveResult2);
     }
-    final PsiElement qualifier2 = candidate.getQualifier();
+    PsiElement qualifier2 = candidate.getQualifier();
+    while (qualifier2 instanceof PsiParenthesizedExpression) {
+      qualifier2 = ((PsiParenthesizedExpression)qualifier2).getExpression();
+    }
     if (!equivalentResolve(resolveResult1, resolveResult2, qualifier2)) {
       return matchExtractableVariable(pattern, candidate, match);
     }
     PsiElement qualifier1 = pattern.getQualifier();
+    while (qualifier1 instanceof PsiParenthesizedExpression) {
+      qualifier1 = ((PsiParenthesizedExpression)qualifier1).getExpression();
+    }
     if (qualifier1 instanceof PsiReferenceExpression && qualifier2 instanceof PsiReferenceExpression &&
         !match.areCorrespond(((PsiReferenceExpression)qualifier1).resolve(), ((PsiReferenceExpression)qualifier2).resolve())) {
       return false;
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/duplicateBranchesInSwitch/UnresolvedQualifier.java b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/duplicateBranchesInSwitch/UnresolvedQualifier.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14f325066b95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/java-tests/testData/inspection/duplicateBranchesInSwitch/UnresolvedQualifier.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class C {
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
+    switch (args.length) {
+      case 1:
+        <error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'foo'">foo</error>.bar;
+        break;
+      case 2:
+        (<error descr="Cannot resolve symbol 'baz'">baz</error>).bar;
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/DuplicateBranchesInSwitchTest.kt b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/DuplicateBranchesInSwitchTest.kt
index 76604f66df55..d6b1c786210e 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/DuplicateBranchesInSwitchTest.kt
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/codeInspection/DuplicateBranchesInSwitchTest.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class DuplicateBranchesInSwitchTest : LightCodeInsightFixtureTestCase() {
   fun testParentheses() = doTest()
   fun testAssignment() = doTest()
   fun testNoExceptionWhenFirstLabelIsMissing() = doTest()
+  fun testUnresolvedQualifier() = doTest()
 
   private fun doTest() {
     myFixture.testHighlighting("${getTestName(false)}.java")