diff --git a/src/Libraries/NRefactory/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/OutputVisitor/InsertMissingTokensDecorator.cs b/src/Libraries/NRefactory/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/OutputVisitor/InsertMissingTokensDecorator.cs
index 193e798986..4f390d92dc 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/NRefactory/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/OutputVisitor/InsertMissingTokensDecorator.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/NRefactory/ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp/OutputVisitor/InsertMissingTokensDecorator.cs
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.NRefactory.CSharp
 		
 		public override void WriteIdentifier(Identifier identifier)
 		{
-			identifier.SetStartLocation(locationProvider.Location);
+			if (!identifier.IsNull)
+				identifier.SetStartLocation(locationProvider.Location);
 			currentList.Add(identifier);
 			base.WriteIdentifier(identifier);
 		}