diff --git a/refactoring.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/spi/RefactoringElementsBag.java b/refactoring.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/spi/RefactoringElementsBag.java
--- a/refactoring.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/spi/RefactoringElementsBag.java
+++ b/refactoring.api/src/org/netbeans/modules/refactoring/spi/RefactoringElementsBag.java
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@
                     Position elementEnd = el.getPosition().getEnd().getPosition();
                     for(GuardedSection section:manager.getGuardedSections()) {
                         if (section.contains(elementStart, true) ||
-                                section.contains(elementEnd, true)) {
+                            (section.contains(elementEnd, true) && 
+                                section.getStartPosition().getOffset() != elementEnd.getOffset())) {
                             return true;
                         }
                     }