diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/AddVarianceModifierInspection.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/AddVarianceModifierInspection.kt
index 12c000cdc4f..557ee318bd0 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/AddVarianceModifierInspection.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/inspections/AddVarianceModifierInspection.kt
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class AddVarianceModifierInspection : AbstractKotlinInspection() {
                     val variances = listOf(Variance.IN_VARIANCE, Variance.OUT_VARIANCE).filter {
                         variancePossible(klass, parameterDescriptor, it, context)
                     }
-                    if (variances.isNotEmpty()) {
-                        val suggested = variances.joinToString(" or ") { "'$it'" }
+                    if (variances.size == 1) {
+                        val suggested = variances.first()
                         val fixes = variances.map { AddVarianceFix(it) }
                         holder.registerProblem(
                                 typeParameter,
diff --git a/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/inspectionData/expected.xml b/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/inspectionData/expected.xml
index 07cddc55bc5..1dceb4a8681 100644
--- a/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/inspectionData/expected.xml
+++ b/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/inspectionData/expected.xml
@@ -31,12 +31,4 @@
         <problem_class severity="WARNING" attribute_key="WARNING_ATTRIBUTES">Type parameter can have 'in' or 'out' variance</problem_class>
         <description>Type parameter can have 'in' variance</description>
     </problem>
-    <problem>
-        <file>test.kt</file>
-        <line>24</line>
-        <module>light_idea_test_case</module>
-        <entry_point TYPE="file" FQNAME="temp:///src/test.kt" />
-        <problem_class severity="WARNING" attribute_key="WARNING_ATTRIBUTES">Type parameter can have 'in' or 'out' variance</problem_class>
-        <description>Type parameter can have 'in' or 'out' variance</description>
-    </problem>
 </problems>
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diff --git a/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt b/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt
index 12b0cdde047..79fbaf60121 100644
--- a/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/inspections/addVarianceModifier/test.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ abstract class AbstractOut<T> {
 abstract class AbstractIn<T>(private val foo: T) {
     fun bar(arg: T) = foo == arg
 }
-interface Empty<T>
+interface Empty<T> // here we do not report anything to avoid ambiguity
 
 abstract class AbstractInv<T>(var foo: T)
 
diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/addVarianceModifier/emptyTest.kt b/idea/testData/quickfix/addVarianceModifier/emptyTest.kt
index 0987b32a730..1b5241428c6 100644
--- a/idea/testData/quickfix/addVarianceModifier/emptyTest.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/quickfix/addVarianceModifier/emptyTest.kt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-// "Add 'out' variance" "true"
+// "Add 'out' variance" "false"
+// ACTION: Implement interface
 interface Empty<<caret>T>
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diff --git a/idea/testData/quickfix/addVarianceModifier/emptyTest.kt.after b/idea/testData/quickfix/addVarianceModifier/emptyTest.kt.after
deleted file mode 100644
index face154ad24..00000000000
--- a/idea/testData/quickfix/addVarianceModifier/emptyTest.kt.after
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-// "Add 'out' variance" "true"
-interface Empty<out T>
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