diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/CanBeValInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/CanBeValInspection.kt
index 08c082df8bb..0f2097ddc43 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/CanBeValInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/CanBeValInspection.kt
@@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ class CanBeValInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
             }
 
             private fun reportCanBeVal(declaration: KtValVarKeywordOwner) {
+                val keyword = declaration.valOrVarKeyword!!
                 val problemDescriptor = holder.manager.createProblemDescriptor(
-                        declaration,
-                        declaration.valOrVarKeyword!!,
+                        keyword,
+                        keyword,
                         "Variable is never modified and can be declared immutable using 'val'",
                         ProblemHighlightType.GENERIC_ERROR_OR_WARNING,
                         isOnTheFly,
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspections/canBeVal/inspectionData/expected.xml b/idea/testData/inspections/canBeVal/inspectionData/expected.xml
index a7684e464ff..5ab6a2c1487 100644
--- a/idea/testData/inspections/canBeVal/inspectionData/expected.xml
+++ b/idea/testData/inspections/canBeVal/inspectionData/expected.xml
@@ -70,4 +70,13 @@
         <problem_class severity="WARNING" attribute_key="WARNING_ATTRIBUTES">Local 'var' is never modified and can be declared as 'val'</problem_class>
         <description>Variable is never modified and can be declared immutable using 'val'</description>
     </problem>
+
+    <problem>
+        <file>withAnnotation.kt</file>
+        <line>3</line>
+        <module>light_idea_test_case</module>
+        <entry_point TYPE="file" FQNAME="withAnnotation.kt" />
+        <problem_class severity="WARNING" attribute_key="WARNING_ATTRIBUTES">Local 'var' is never modified and can be declared as 'val'</problem_class>
+        <description>Variable is never modified and can be declared immutable using 'val'</description>
+    </problem>
 </problems>
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspections/canBeVal/withAnnotation.kt b/idea/testData/inspections/canBeVal/withAnnotation.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1b4184ca485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspections/canBeVal/withAnnotation.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fun foo(p: List<Any>) {
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+    var v = p as List<String>
+    print(v)
+}
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