diff --git a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/processor/MethodCandidatesProcessor.java b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/processor/MethodCandidatesProcessor.java
index 2b1b4a4744ab..79d526ac8ac7 100644
--- a/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/processor/MethodCandidatesProcessor.java
+++ b/java/java-psi-impl/src/com/intellij/psi/scope/processor/MethodCandidatesProcessor.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class MethodCandidatesProcessor extends MethodsProcessor{
         final PsiClass containingClass = candidate.getContainingClass();
         return containingClass != null && containingClass.equals(myAccessClass.getSuperClass());
       }
-      return myAccessClass.equals(candidate.getContainingClass());
+      return myAccessClass.isEquivalentTo(candidate.getContainingClass());
     }
   }