diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java
index 304d417863b..6a51a1e1a1b 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorUtils.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.*;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.checker.JetTypeChecker;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.types.lang.KotlinBuiltIns;
 
+import javax.rmi.CORBA.ClassDesc;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -232,9 +233,15 @@ public class DescriptorUtils {
 
     private static boolean isSubtypeOfClass(@NotNull JetType type, @NotNull DeclarationDescriptor superClass) {
         DeclarationDescriptor descriptor = type.getConstructor().getDeclarationDescriptor();
-        if (descriptor != null && superClass == descriptor.getOriginal()) {
-            return true;
+        if (descriptor != null) {
+            DeclarationDescriptor originalDescriptor = descriptor.getOriginal();
+            if (originalDescriptor instanceof ClassifierDescriptor
+                     && superClass instanceof ClassifierDescriptor
+                     && ((ClassifierDescriptor) superClass).getTypeConstructor().equals(((ClassifierDescriptor) originalDescriptor).getTypeConstructor())) {
+                return true;
+            }
         }
+
         for (JetType superType : type.getConstructor().getSupertypes()) {
             if (isSubtypeOfClass(superType, superClass)) {
                 return true;