diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/JetSimpleNameReference.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/JetSimpleNameReference.kt
index 6851f151157..4d24041bf16 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/JetSimpleNameReference.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/plugin/references/JetSimpleNameReference.kt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public class JetSimpleNameReference(
     }
 
     public fun bindToFqName(fqName: FqName, forceImmediateBinding: Boolean): PsiElement {
+        if (fqName.isRoot()) return expression
+
         val newExpression = expression.changeQualifiedName(fqName).getQualifiedElementSelector() as JetSimpleNameExpression
         val newQualifiedElement = newExpression.getOutermostNonInterleavingQualifiedElement()