diff --git a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightUtils.kt b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightUtils.kt
index 650712b4663..dd40600e8ab 100644
--- a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightUtils.kt
@@ -330,10 +330,13 @@ fun KtAnnotationEntry.looksLikeDeprecated(): Boolean {
     for (argument in arguments) {
         val hiddenByDotQualifiedCandidates = argument.children.filterIsInstance<KtDotQualifiedExpression>().filter {
             val lastChild = it.children.last()
-            lastChild.text == "HIDDEN"
+            if (lastChild is KtNameReferenceExpression)
+                lastChild.getReferencedName() == "HIDDEN"
+            else
+                false
         }
         val hiddenByNameReferenceExpressionCandidates = argument.children.filterIsInstance<KtNameReferenceExpression>().filter {
-            it.text == "HIDDEN"
+            it.getReferencedName() == "HIDDEN"
         }
         if (hiddenByDotQualifiedCandidates.isNotEmpty() || hiddenByNameReferenceExpressionCandidates.isNotEmpty())
             return true