diff --git a/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/SpellCheckingInspection.java b/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/SpellCheckingInspection.java
index b9e722331f31..ea8abbfc4a30 100644
--- a/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/SpellCheckingInspection.java
+++ b/spellchecker/src/com/intellij/spellchecker/inspections/SpellCheckingInspection.java
@@ -257,7 +257,11 @@ public class SpellCheckingInspection extends LocalInspectionTool {
 
     @Override
     public void consume(TextRange textRange) {
-      final String word = textRange.substring(myText);
+      String word = textRange.substring(myText);
+      int aposIndex = word.indexOf('\'');
+      if (aposIndex != -1) {
+        word = word.substring(0, aposIndex); // IdentifierSplitter.WORD leaves '
+      }
       if (myHolder.isOnTheFly() && myAlreadyChecked.contains(word)) {
         return;
       }
diff --git a/spellchecker/testData/inspection/commentsWithMistakes/SPITest1.java b/spellchecker/testData/inspection/commentsWithMistakes/SPITest1.java
index 2b4d1c9cc593..ca6d032428e6 100644
--- a/spellchecker/testData/inspection/commentsWithMistakes/SPITest1.java
+++ b/spellchecker/testData/inspection/commentsWithMistakes/SPITest1.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ package testData.inspection.commentsWithMistakes.data.java.src;
 
 /*
 @author shkate@jetbrains.com
-<li style="color;">some context</li>
+<li style="color;">some context</li> attribute's
 */
 class SPITest1 {
   /* boolean is Java keyword