diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallInspection.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallInspection.java
index 5d61b6dc09f6..74dbc683ac67 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallInspection.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/InspectionGadgetsAnalysis/src/com/siyeh/ig/migration/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallInspection.java
@@ -123,6 +123,10 @@ public class EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallInspection extends BaseInspection {
       if (!HardcodedMethodConstants.EQUALS.equals(methodName)) {
         return;
       }
+      final PsiExpression qualifierExpression = getQualifierExpression(expression);
+      if (qualifierExpression instanceof PsiThisExpression || qualifierExpression instanceof PsiSuperExpression) {
+        return;
+      }
       final PsiElement maybeBinary = PsiTreeUtil.skipParentsOfType(expression, PsiParenthesizedExpression.class, PsiPrefixExpression.class);
       if (maybeBinary instanceof PsiBinaryExpression) {
         if (processNotNullCheck((PsiBinaryExpression)maybeBinary)) {
@@ -130,7 +134,6 @@ public class EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallInspection extends BaseInspection {
         }
       }
       if (!checkNotNull) {
-        final PsiExpression qualifierExpression = getQualifierExpression(expression);
         if (qualifierExpression == null) {
           return;
         }
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCall.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCall.java
index b02a5a72e455..91f4f15b5320 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCall.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCall.java
@@ -35,4 +35,18 @@ class EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCall {
     String s;
     T copy() { T t = new T(); t.s = s; return t; }
   }
+
+  static class X extends T {
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+      return super.equals(o);
+    }
+
+    boolean same(T t) {
+      return this == t || this != null && this.equals(t);
+    }
+
+    boolean different(T t) {
+      return <warning descr="'t != this && (t == null || !t.equals(this))' replaceable by 'Objects.equals()' expression">t != this && (t == null || !t.equals(this))</warning>;
+    }
+  }
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallCheckNull.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallCheckNull.java
index 2336a461c554..294169a942a3 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallCheckNull.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/migration/equals_replaceable_by_objects_call/EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCallCheckNull.java
@@ -35,4 +35,18 @@ class EqualsReplaceableByObjectsCall {
     String s;
     T copy() { T t = new T(); t.s = s; return t; }
   }
+
+  static class X extends T {
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+      return super.equals(o);
+    }
+
+    boolean same(T t) {
+      return this == t || this != null && this.equals(t);
+    }
+
+    boolean different(T t) {
+      return <warning descr="'t != this && (t == null || !t.equals(this))' replaceable by 'Objects.equals()' expression">t != this && (t == null || !t.equals(this))</warning>;
+    }
+  }
 }
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