diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/MemoryUsagePanel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/MemoryUsagePanel.java
index 2bf088109fa9..770c19f67c49 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/MemoryUsagePanel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/wm/impl/status/MemoryUsagePanel.java
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ public class MemoryUsagePanel extends JButton implements CustomStatusBarWidget {
 
   @Override
   public void updateUI() {
+    myBufferedImage = null;
     super.updateUI();
     setFont(getWidgetFont());
+    setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder());
   }
 
   private static Font getWidgetFont() {