diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/graph/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/graph/linearBek/LinearBekGraphBuilder.java b/platform/vcs-log/graph/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/graph/linearBek/LinearBekGraphBuilder.java
index 20125f04cf86..4fac28a657d5 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/graph/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/graph/linearBek/LinearBekGraphBuilder.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/graph/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/graph/linearBek/LinearBekGraphBuilder.java
@@ -101,10 +101,12 @@ class LinearBekGraphBuilder {
     while (!queue.isEmpty()) {
       GraphEdge nextEdge = queue.poll();
       Integer next = nextEdge.getDownNodeIndex();
-      if (next == null) continue; // allow very long edges down
-
       Integer upNodeIndex = nextEdge.getUpNodeIndex();
       assert upNodeIndex != null; // can not happen
+      if (next == null) {
+        fragment.addTail(upNodeIndex);
+        continue; // allow very long edges down
+      }
 
       if (next == firstChild) {
         // found first child