diff --git a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
index 4dc89f7b22d5..6eca622274dc 100644
--- a/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
+++ b/java/java-analysis-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInspection/nullable/NullableStuffInspectionBase.java
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public class NullableStuffInspectionBase extends BaseJavaBatchLocalInspectionToo
 
   private static boolean isNotNullNotInferred(@NotNull PsiMethod superMethod) {
     Project project = superMethod.getProject();
-    PsiAnnotation notNull = NullableNotNullManager.getInstance(project).getNotNullAnnotation(superMethod);
+    PsiAnnotation notNull = NullableNotNullManager.getInstance(project).getNotNullAnnotation(superMethod, true);
     return notNull != null && !InferredAnnotationsManager.getInstance(project).isInferredAnnotation(notNull);
   }
 
diff --git a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/NullableNotNullManager.java b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/NullableNotNullManager.java
index b5ccb269aa1d..21e014e4aca3 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/NullableNotNullManager.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-api/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/NullableNotNullManager.java
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ public class NullableNotNullManager implements PersistentStateComponent<Element>
   
   @Nullable
   public String getNullable(PsiModifierListOwner owner) {
-    PsiAnnotation annotation = getNullableAnnotation(owner);
+    PsiAnnotation annotation = getNullableAnnotation(owner, false);
     return annotation == null ? null : annotation.getQualifiedName();
   }
 
   @Nullable
-  public PsiAnnotation getNullableAnnotation(PsiModifierListOwner owner) {
-    return findNullabilityAnnotation(owner, false, true);
+  public PsiAnnotation getNullableAnnotation(PsiModifierListOwner owner, boolean checkBases) {
+    return findNullabilityAnnotation(owner, checkBases, true);
   }
 
   public void setDefaultNullable(@NotNull String defaultNullable) {
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ public class NullableNotNullManager implements PersistentStateComponent<Element>
   }
   
   @Nullable
-  public PsiAnnotation getNotNullAnnotation(PsiModifierListOwner owner) {
-    return findNullabilityAnnotation(owner, false, false);
+  public PsiAnnotation getNotNullAnnotation(PsiModifierListOwner owner, boolean checkBases) {
+    return findNullabilityAnnotation(owner, checkBases, false);
   }
 
   @Nullable
   public String getNotNull(PsiModifierListOwner owner) {
-    PsiAnnotation annotation = getNotNullAnnotation(owner);
+    PsiAnnotation annotation = getNotNullAnnotation(owner, false);
     return annotation == null ? null : annotation.getQualifiedName();
   }