diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/JavaResolveExtension.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/JavaResolveExtension.kt
index 3a9cc6f1177..3b612ba7575 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/JavaResolveExtension.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/caches/resolve/JavaResolveExtension.kt
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ private fun PsiElement.getJavaDescriptorResolver(): JavaDescriptorResolver? {
 
 fun PsiMethod.getJavaMethodDescriptor(): FunctionDescriptor? {
     val method = getOriginalElement() as? PsiMethod ?: return null
+    if (method.containingClass == null) return null
     val resolver = method.getJavaDescriptorResolver()
     return when {
         method.isConstructor() -> resolver?.resolveConstructor(JavaConstructorImpl(method))