diff --git a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/usagesSearch/ExpressionsOfTypeProcessor.kt b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/usagesSearch/ExpressionsOfTypeProcessor.kt
index 18bc64fd167..5fa7ac3fc03 100644
--- a/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/usagesSearch/ExpressionsOfTypeProcessor.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-analysis/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/search/usagesSearch/ExpressionsOfTypeProcessor.kt
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ class ExpressionsOfTypeProcessor(
     }
 
     private fun KotlinType.containsTypeOrDerivedInside(type: FuzzyType): Boolean {
-        return type.checkIsSuperTypeOf(this) != null || arguments.any { it.type.containsTypeOrDerivedInside(type) }
+        return type.checkIsSuperTypeOf(this) != null || arguments.any { !it.isStarProjection && it.type.containsTypeOrDerivedInside(type) }
     }
 
     private fun isImplicitlyTyped(declaration: KtDeclaration): Boolean {