diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/BuiltInsReferenceResolver.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/BuiltInsReferenceResolver.java
index c3010051e71..0bd43d23b9b 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/BuiltInsReferenceResolver.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/BuiltInsReferenceResolver.java
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ public class BuiltInsReferenceResolver extends AbstractProjectComponent {
 
     @NotNull
     public Collection<PsiElement> resolveBuiltInSymbol(@NotNull DeclarationDescriptor declarationDescriptor) {
+        if (bindingContext == null) {
+            return Collections.emptyList();
+        }
+
         DeclarationDescriptor descriptor = findCurrentDescriptor(declarationDescriptor.getOriginal());
         if (descriptor != null) {
             return DescriptorToSourceUtils.descriptorToDeclarations(descriptor);