diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/diagnostics/JvmDeclarationOrigin.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/diagnostics/JvmDeclarationOrigin.kt
index d7e1fec728d..ac1615d04a4 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/diagnostics/JvmDeclarationOrigin.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/jvm/diagnostics/JvmDeclarationOrigin.kt
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fun OtherOrigin(element: PsiElement?, descriptor: DeclarationDescriptor?): JvmDe
         else JvmDeclarationOrigin(OTHER, element, descriptor)
 
 fun OtherOrigin(element: KtPureElement?, descriptor: DeclarationDescriptor?): JvmDeclarationOrigin =
-        OtherOrigin(element?.psiOrParent as PsiElement, descriptor)
+        OtherOrigin(element?.psiOrParent as PsiElement?, descriptor)
 
 fun OtherOrigin(element: KtElement, descriptor: DeclarationDescriptor?): JvmDeclarationOrigin =
         OtherOrigin(element as PsiElement, descriptor)