diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/typeMigration/TypeMigrationProcessor.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/typeMigration/TypeMigrationProcessor.java
index 2c44582d9ea2..5d71d19ba1fa 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/typeMigration/TypeMigrationProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/typeMigration/TypeMigrationProcessor.java
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class TypeMigrationProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
   @Override
   public void performRefactoring(UsageInfo[] usages) {
     for (PsiElement element : myRoot) {
-      if (element instanceof PsiVariable) {
+      if (element instanceof PsiVariable && ((PsiVariable)element).getTypeElement() != null) {
         ((PsiVariable)element).normalizeDeclaration();
       }
     }