diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ReplaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCallInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ReplaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCallInspection.kt
index 2f3e2bd25d3..7e0f55c9951 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ReplaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCallInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/ReplaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCallInspection.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.inspections
 
 import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.resolveToCall
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.KotlinBuiltIns
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.caches.resolve.analyze
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.ShortenReferences
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.core.replaced
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.intentions.callExpression
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.util.CommentSaver
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.FqName
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getResolvedCall
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameSafe
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.BodyResolveMode
 
 class ReplaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCallInspection : AbstractApplicabilityBasedInspection<KtIfExpression>(
     KtIfExpression::class.java
@@ -46,7 +50,10 @@ class ReplaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCallInspection : AbstractApplicabilityBasedI
         val valueArguments = call.valueArguments
         if (valueArguments.size > 1) return false
         if (calleeText != ILLEGAL_STATE_EXCEPTION && calleeText != ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_EXCEPTION) return false
-        val fqName = call.resolveToCall()?.resultingDescriptor?.fqNameSafe?.parent()
+        val context = call.analyze(BodyResolveMode.PARTIAL)
+        val argumentType = valueArguments.firstOrNull()?.getArgumentExpression()?.getType(context)
+        if (argumentType != null && !KotlinBuiltIns.isStringOrNullableString(argumentType)) return false
+        val fqName = call.getResolvedCall(context)?.resultingDescriptor?.fqNameSafe?.parent()
         return fqName == FqName("kotlin.$calleeText") || fqName == FqName("java.lang.$calleeText")
     }
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/replaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCall/notStringArgument.kt b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/replaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCall/notStringArgument.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc712a646cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/replaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCall/notStringArgument.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// PROBLEM: none
+// WITH_RUNTIME
+fun test() {
+    try {
+    } catch (e: Exception) {
+        <caret>if (e is RuntimeException) throw IllegalStateException(e)
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
index c59481f4902..4c7057389a1 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/LocalInspectionTestGenerated.java
@@ -8914,6 +8914,11 @@ public class LocalInspectionTestGenerated extends AbstractLocalInspectionTest {
             KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/replaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCall"), Pattern.compile("^([\\w\\-_]+)\\.(kt|kts)$"), TargetBackend.ANY, true);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("notStringArgument.kt")
+        public void testNotStringArgument() throws Exception {
+            runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/replaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCall/notStringArgument.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("notTargetException.kt")
         public void testNotTargetException() throws Exception {
             runTest("idea/testData/inspectionsLocal/replaceGuardClauseWithFunctionCall/notTargetException.kt");