diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java
index a57d410dc18..6b1faefcd25 100644
--- a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 package checks;
 
 class SelfAssignementCheck {
+  static int staticField = 0;
+  
+  static {
+    staticField = staticField;  // Noncompliant
+  }
+  
   int a, c = 0;
   int[] b = {0};
 
diff --git a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java
index fb13811f72b..712065145cf 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SelfAssignementCheck.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ private static JavaQuickFix getQuickFix(AssignmentExpressionTree tree) {
     MethodTree methodParent = (MethodTree) ExpressionUtils.getParentOfType(tree, Tree.Kind.METHOD, Tree.Kind.CONSTRUCTOR);
     String name = getName(tree.variable());
 
-    boolean isMethodParameter = methodParent.parameters().stream()
+    boolean isMethodParameter = methodParent != null && methodParent.parameters().stream()
       .map(p -> p.simpleName().name())
       .anyMatch(p -> p.equals(name));