diff --git a/plugins/annotation-processing/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/impl/KotlinTypes.kt b/plugins/annotation-processing/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/impl/KotlinTypes.kt
index b7e666be10b..3873e63d278 100644
--- a/plugins/annotation-processing/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/impl/KotlinTypes.kt
+++ b/plugins/annotation-processing/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/impl/KotlinTypes.kt
@@ -266,5 +266,7 @@ private fun assertKindNot(typeMirror: TypeMirror, vararg kinds: TypeKind): Unit
 }
 
 private fun assertJeType(type: TypeMirror) {
-    illegalArg("Must be a subclass of JePsiType, got ${type.javaClass.name}")
+    if (type !is JeTypeMirror) {
+        illegalArg("Must be a subclass of JePsiType, got ${type.javaClass.name}")
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/plugins/plugins-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/test/processor/ElementsTests.kt b/plugins/plugins-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/test/processor/ElementsTests.kt
index bb91074e813..8b4ce228209 100644
--- a/plugins/plugins-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/test/processor/ElementsTests.kt
+++ b/plugins/plugins-tests/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/annotation/processing/test/processor/ElementsTests.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.annotation.processing.test.processor
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.annotation.processing.impl.KotlinElements
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.java.model.elements.JeTypeElement
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.java.model.types.JeArrayType
 import javax.lang.model.element.ExecutableElement
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement
 
@@ -128,4 +129,10 @@ class ElementsTests : AbstractProcessorTest() {
         val classes = packageElement.enclosedElements.filterIsInstance<JeTypeElement>()
         assertEquals(2, classes.size)
     }
+    
+    fun testGetArrayType() = test("GetPackageOf", "*") { set, roundEnv, env ->
+        val myClass = env.findClass("test.MyClass").asType()
+        val array = env.typeUtils.getArrayType(myClass)
+        assert(array is JeArrayType)
+    }
 }
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