diff --git a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/DocCommentConverter.kt b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/DocCommentConverter.kt
index 0210b4e1398..ab4d2257372 100644
--- a/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/DocCommentConverter.kt
+++ b/j2k/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/DocCommentConverter.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ object EmptyDocCommentConverter: DocCommentConverter {
 
 fun PsiDocTag.content(): String =
         children
-                .dropWhile { it.node.elementType == JavaDocTokenType.DOC_TAG_NAME }
+                .dropWhile { it?.node?.elementType == JavaDocTokenType.DOC_TAG_NAME }
                 .dropWhile { it is PsiWhiteSpace }
-                .filterNot { it.node.elementType == JavaDocTokenType.DOC_COMMENT_LEADING_ASTERISKS }
+                .filterNot { it?.node?.elementType == JavaDocTokenType.DOC_COMMENT_LEADING_ASTERISKS }
                 .joinToString("") { it.text }