diff --git a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autoimport/ProjectSettingsTracker.kt b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autoimport/ProjectSettingsTracker.kt
index 97428a51ae82..dfb4d9a63c14 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autoimport/ProjectSettingsTracker.kt
+++ b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autoimport/ProjectSettingsTracker.kt
@@ -168,9 +168,14 @@ class ProjectSettingsTracker(
       submitSettingsFilesCollection(isInvalidateCache = true) { settingsPaths ->
         val localFileSystem = LocalFileSystem.getInstance()
         val settingsFiles = settingsPaths.map { Path.of(it) }
-        localFileSystem.refreshNioFiles(settingsFiles, isAsyncChangesProcessing, false) {
+        if (settingsFiles.isEmpty()) {
           callback(settingsPaths)
         }
+        else {
+          localFileSystem.refreshNioFiles(settingsFiles, isAsyncChangesProcessing, false) {
+            callback(settingsPaths)
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
   }