diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core/search/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/search/matching/MatchLocator.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core/search/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/search/matching/MatchLocator.java
index 37fed89d522..fe4f08044d2 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core/search/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/search/matching/MatchLocator.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core/search/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/core/search/matching/MatchLocator.java
@@ -1476,7 +1476,9 @@ private SearchMatch toMatch(org.eclipse.jdt.core.dom.ASTNode node, int accuracy,
 	}
 	if (node instanceof MethodInvocation method) {
 		IJavaElement enclosing = DOMASTNodeUtils.getEnclosingJavaElement(node.getParent());
-		return new MethodReferenceMatch(enclosing, accuracy, method.getName().getStartPosition(), method.getStartPosition() + method.getLength() - method.getName().getStartPosition(), false, method.resolveMethodBinding().isSynthetic(), false, insideDocComment(node), getParticipant(), resource);
+		IMethodBinding mb = method.resolveMethodBinding();
+		boolean isSynthetic = mb != null && mb.isSynthetic();
+		return new MethodReferenceMatch(enclosing, accuracy, method.getName().getStartPosition(), method.getStartPosition() + method.getLength() - method.getName().getStartPosition(), false, isSynthetic, false, insideDocComment(node), getParticipant(), resource);
 	}
 	if (node instanceof SuperMethodInvocation method) {
 		return new MethodReferenceMatch(DOMASTNodeUtils.getEnclosingJavaElement(node.getParent()), accuracy, method.getName().getStartPosition(), method.getStartPosition() + method.getLength() - method.getName().getStartPosition(), false, method.resolveMethodBinding().isSynthetic(), true, insideDocComment(node), getParticipant(), resource);