diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/ListSelectioner.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/ListSelectioner.java
index 2404f21a17b0..a608c6e8b449 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/ListSelectioner.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/editorActions/wordSelection/ListSelectioner.java
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public class ListSelectioner extends BasicSelectioner {
     }
 
     List<TextRange> result = new ArrayList<TextRange>();
-    result.add(new TextRange(start, end));
+    if (start != 0 && end != 0) {
+      result.add(new TextRange(start, end));
+    }
     return result;
   }
 }