--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Flow.java	Thu Jan 13 21:28:38 2011 -0800
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Flow.java	Fri Jan 14 09:45:04 2011 +0000
@@ -1375,8 +1375,9 @@
     //where
         private boolean is292targetTypeCast(JCTypeCast tree) {
             boolean is292targetTypeCast = false;
-            if (tree.expr.getTag() == JCTree.APPLY) {
-                JCMethodInvocation apply = (JCMethodInvocation)tree.expr;
+            JCExpression expr = TreeInfo.skipParens(tree.expr);
+            if (expr.getTag() == JCTree.APPLY) {
+                JCMethodInvocation apply = (JCMethodInvocation)expr;
                 Symbol sym = TreeInfo.symbol(apply.meth);
                 is292targetTypeCast = sym != null &&
                     sym.kind == MTH &&