diff --git a/plugins/uast-java/src/org/jetbrains/uast/java/declarations/JavaUType.kt b/plugins/uast-java/src/org/jetbrains/uast/java/declarations/JavaUType.kt
index 163fc740869..175bbb9db26 100644
--- a/plugins/uast-java/src/org/jetbrains/uast/java/declarations/JavaUType.kt
+++ b/plugins/uast-java/src/org/jetbrains/uast/java/declarations/JavaUType.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class JavaUType(
 ) : JavaAbstractUElement(), UType {
     override val name: String
         get() = when (psi) {
-            is PsiClassType -> psi.className.substringAfterLast('.')
+            is PsiClassType -> psi.className?.substringAfterLast('.').orAnonymous("type")
             else -> psi?.canonicalText?.substringAfterLast('.')
         }.orAnonymous("type")