diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetOperationReferenceExpression.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetOperationReferenceExpression.kt
index 08b87c6236f..d077c122003 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetOperationReferenceExpression.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi/JetOperationReferenceExpression.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi
 
 import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.parsing.JetExpressionParsing
+import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 
 public class JetOperationReferenceExpression(node: ASTNode) : JetSimpleNameExpressionImpl(node) {
-    override fun getReferencedNameElement() = findChildByType(JetExpressionParsing.ALL_OPERATIONS) ?: this
+    override fun getReferencedNameElement() = (findChildByType(JetExpressionParsing.ALL_OPERATIONS): PsiElement?) ?: this
 }