--- a/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/save/Reformatter.java	Thu Sep 11 10:09:51 2008 +0200
+++ a/java.source/src/org/netbeans/modules/java/source/save/Reformatter.java	Thu Sep 11 14:47:39 2008 +0200
@@ -275,6 +275,14 @@ 
     }
     
     public ExtraLock reformatLock() {
+        if (controller == null && "text/x-jsp".equals(context.document().getProperty("mimeType"))) { // Nasty hack - see issue #146762
+            try {
+                controller = JavaSourceAccessor.getINSTANCE().createCompilationController(javaSource);
+                controller.toPhase(JavaSource.Phase.PARSED);
+            } catch (IOException ioe) {
+                controller = null;
+            }
+        }
         return null;
     }