diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
index 438b5c5b30c..ad605d1888f 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(
                     val classSymbol =
                         classOrAnonymousClassReference?.resolve()?.let {
                             symbolProvider.provideDirectSymbol(it) as JKClassSymbol
-                        } ?: JKUnresolvedClassSymbol(classOrAnonymousClassReference!!.text)
+                        } ?: JKUnresolvedClassSymbol(classOrAnonymousClassReference?.referenceName!!)
                     val typeArgumentList =
                         this.typeArgumentList.toJK()
                             .takeIf { it.typeArguments.isNotEmpty() }