diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/JavaDescriptorResolver.java b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/JavaDescriptorResolver.java
index 5ac681a0dc6..7c0582be345 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/JavaDescriptorResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/java/JavaDescriptorResolver.java
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ public class JavaDescriptorResolver {
         JetType varargElementType;
         if (psiType instanceof PsiEllipsisType) {
             varargElementType = JetStandardLibrary.getInstance().getArrayElementType(TypeUtils.makeNotNullable(outType));
+            outType = TypeUtils.makeNotNullable(outType);
         }
         else {
             varargElementType = null;
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/j+k/OverrideVararg.jet b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/j+k/OverrideVararg.jet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e90852f6637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/j+k/OverrideVararg.jet
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// FILE: Aaa.java
+// http://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-1694
+
+public abstract class Aaa {
+    public abstract void foo(String... args);
+}
+
+// FILE: bbb.kt
+
+class Bbb() : Aaa() {
+    override fun foo(vararg args: String?) = #()
+}