diff --git a/plugins/lint/lint-checks/src/com/android/tools/klint/checks/ViewTypeDetector.java b/plugins/lint/lint-checks/src/com/android/tools/klint/checks/ViewTypeDetector.java
index 7f13c246df6..0dfd1118703 100644
--- a/plugins/lint/lint-checks/src/com/android/tools/klint/checks/ViewTypeDetector.java
+++ b/plugins/lint/lint-checks/src/com/android/tools/klint/checks/ViewTypeDetector.java
@@ -238,7 +238,11 @@ public class ViewTypeDetector extends ResourceXmlDetector implements UastScanner
         if (isTypeCast(expression)) {
             return (UBinaryExpressionWithType) expression;
         } else if (expression instanceof UQualifiedExpression) {
-            return findContainingTypeCast(expression.getParent());
+            UElement parent = expression.getParent();
+            if (expression.equals(expression.getParent())) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            return findContainingTypeCast(parent);
         } else if (expression instanceof UParenthesizedExpression) {
             return findContainingTypeCast(((UParenthesizedExpression) expression).getExpression());
         } else {