1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldHandler.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldHandler.java
index a4338d463cc3..990acc57ff58 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldHandler.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/introduceField/IntroduceFieldHandler.java
@@ -75,15 +75,14 @@ public class IntroduceFieldHandler extends BaseExpressionToFieldHandler {
     final AbstractInplaceIntroducer activeIntroducer = AbstractInplaceIntroducer.getActiveIntroducer(editor);
 
     PsiLocalVariable localVariable = null;
-    if (expr instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
+    if (anchorElement instanceof PsiLocalVariable) {
+      localVariable = (PsiLocalVariable)anchorElement;
+    } else if (expr instanceof PsiReferenceExpression) {
       PsiElement ref = ((PsiReferenceExpression)expr).resolve();
       if (ref instanceof PsiLocalVariable) {
         localVariable = (PsiLocalVariable)ref;
       }
     }
-    else if (anchorElement instanceof PsiLocalVariable) {
-      localVariable = (PsiLocalVariable)anchorElement;
-    }
 
     String enteredName = null;
     boolean replaceAll = false;