diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
index 2a318589dac..8efd2dbb445 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/expressions/BasicExpressionTypingVisitor.java
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
         // a[i]++/-- takes special treatment because it is actually let j = i, arr = a in arr.set(j, a.get(j).inc())
         if ((operationType == KtTokens.PLUSPLUS || operationType == KtTokens.MINUSMINUS) && baseExpression instanceof KtArrayAccessExpression) {
             KtExpression
-                    stubExpression = ExpressionTypingUtils.createFakeExpressionOfType(baseExpression.getProject(), context.trace, "$e", type);
+                    stubExpression = ExpressionTypingUtils.createFakeExpressionOfType(baseExpression.getProject(), context.trace, "e", type);
             TemporaryBindingTrace temporaryBindingTrace = TemporaryBindingTrace
                     .create(context.trace, "trace to resolve array access set method for unary expression", expression);
             ExpressionTypingContext newContext = context.replaceBindingTrace(temporaryBindingTrace);
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ public class BasicExpressionTypingVisitor extends ExpressionTypingVisitor {
                 }
                 else {
                     context.trace.record(BindingContext.VARIABLE_REASSIGNMENT, expression);
-                    KtExpression stubExpression = ExpressionTypingUtils.createFakeExpressionOfType(baseExpression.getProject(), context.trace, "$e", type);
+                    KtExpression stubExpression = ExpressionTypingUtils.createFakeExpressionOfType(baseExpression.getProject(), context.trace, "e", type);
                     checkLValue(context.trace, context, baseExpression, stubExpression);
                 }
                 // x++ type is x type, but ++x type is x.inc() type