diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/conversion/copy/PlainTextPasteImportResolver.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/conversion/copy/PlainTextPasteImportResolver.kt
index 7494e9cb3f1..bbfecbd1c59 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/conversion/copy/PlainTextPasteImportResolver.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/conversion/copy/PlainTextPasteImportResolver.kt
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class PlainTextPasteImportResolver(val dataForConversion: DataForConversion, val
 
         fun tryResolveReference(reference: PsiQualifiedReference): Boolean {
             if (reference.resolve() != null) return true
-            val referenceName = reference.referenceName!!
+            val referenceName = reference.referenceName ?: return false
             if (referenceName in failedToResolveReferenceNames) return false
             val classes = shortNameCache.getClassesByName(referenceName, scope)
                     .mapNotNull { psiClass ->