1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/RefactoringUtil.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/RefactoringUtil.java
index f2ac34e8aed0..ca01331d3e94 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/RefactoringUtil.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/util/RefactoringUtil.java
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ public class RefactoringUtil {
     Project project = expr.getProject();
     String[] suggestedNames =
       JavaCodeStyleManager.getInstance(project).suggestVariableName(VariableKind.LOCAL_VARIABLE, null, expr, null).names;
-    final String prefix = suggestedNames[0];
+    final String prefix = suggestedNames.length > 0 ? suggestedNames[0] : "var";
     final String id = JavaCodeStyleManager.getInstance(project).suggestUniqueVariableName(prefix, context, true);
 
     PsiElementFactory factory = JavaPsiFacade.getInstance(expr.getProject()).getElementFactory();