diff --git a/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/inference/common/BoundTypeCalculator.kt b/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/inference/common/BoundTypeCalculator.kt
index 8bb27875082..9bad336ba93 100644
--- a/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/inference/common/BoundTypeCalculator.kt
+++ b/nj2k/nj2k-services/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/nj2k/inference/common/BoundTypeCalculator.kt
@@ -204,16 +204,17 @@ open class BoundTypeCalculatorImpl(
                 BoundTypeImpl(
                     typeVariable?.let { TypeVariableLabel(it) } ?: GenericLabel(target.classReference),
                     arguments.mapIndexed { i, argument ->
-                        TypeParameter(
-                            argument.type.boundTypeUnenhanced(
+                        val argumentBoundType = when {
+                            argument.isStarProjection -> BoundType.STAR_PROJECTION
+                            else -> argument.type.boundTypeUnenhanced(
                                 typeVariable?.typeParameters?.getOrNull(i)?.boundType?.label?.safeAs<TypeVariableLabel>()?.typeVariable,
                                 contextBoundType,
                                 call,
                                 isImplicitReceiver,
                                 inferenceContext
-                            ) ?: return null,
-                            constructor.parameters[i].variance
-                        )
+                            ) ?: return null
+                        }
+                        TypeParameter(argumentBoundType, constructor.parameters[i].variance)
                     }
                 )
 
diff --git a/nj2k/testData/inference/nullability/javaStream.kt b/nj2k/testData/inference/nullability/javaStream.kt
index ce251548442..27eec687350 100644
--- a/nj2k/testData/inference/nullability/javaStream.kt
+++ b/nj2k/testData/inference/nullability/javaStream.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream
 fun test(list: /*T1@*/List</*T0@*/String>) {
     val x: /*T9@*/List</*T8@*/String> = list/*T1@List<T0@String>*/.stream()/*Stream<T0@String>!!L*/
         .map</*T3@*/String>({ x: /*T2@*/String -> x/*T2@String*/ + ""/*LIT*//*LIT*/ }/*Function1<T2@String, T10@String>!!L*/)/*Stream<T3@String>*/
-        .collect</*T6@*/List</*T5@*/String>, /*T7@*/Any>(Collectors/*LIT*/.toList</*T4@*/String>()/*Collector<T4@String, Any, MutableList<T4@String>>*/)/*T6@List<T5@String>*/
+        .collect</*T6@*/List</*T5@*/String>, /*T7@*/Any>(Collectors/*LIT*/.toList</*T4@*/String>()/*Collector<T4@String, *, MutableList<T4@String>>*/)/*T6@List<T5@String>*/
 
 }