diff --git a/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtilRt.java b/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtilRt.java
index cc667ba8a80d..5806b4b5f69b 100644
--- a/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtilRt.java
+++ b/platform/util-rt/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/text/StringUtilRt.java
@@ -200,7 +200,11 @@ public class StringUtilRt {
   }
 
   @Contract(pure = true)
-  public static int parseInt(final String string, final int defaultValue) {
+  public static int parseInt(@Nullable String string, final int defaultValue) {
+    if (string == null) {
+      return defaultValue;
+    }
+
     try {
       return Integer.parseInt(string);
     }