diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/BaseGradleProjectResolverExtension.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/BaseGradleProjectResolverExtension.java
index 036e61f5be13..a538babfa138 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/BaseGradleProjectResolverExtension.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/BaseGradleProjectResolverExtension.java
@@ -564,10 +564,16 @@ public class BaseGradleProjectResolverExtension implements GradleProjectResolver
     }
     for (IdeaSourceDirectory dir : dirs) {
       ExternalSystemSourceType dirSourceType = type;
-      if (dir.isGenerated() && !dirSourceType.isGenerated()) {
-        final ExternalSystemSourceType generatedType =
-          ExternalSystemSourceType.from(dirSourceType.isTest(), dir.isGenerated(), dirSourceType.isResource(), dirSourceType.isExcluded());
-        dirSourceType = generatedType != null ? generatedType : dirSourceType;
+      try {
+        if (dir.isGenerated() && !dirSourceType.isGenerated()) {
+          final ExternalSystemSourceType generatedType =
+            ExternalSystemSourceType.from(dirSourceType.isTest(), dir.isGenerated(), dirSourceType.isResource(), dirSourceType.isExcluded());
+          dirSourceType = generatedType != null ? generatedType : dirSourceType;
+        }
+      }
+      catch (UnsupportedMethodException e) {
+        // org.gradle.tooling.model.idea.IdeaSourceDirectory.isGenerated method supported only since Gradle 2.2
+        LOG.warn(e.getMessage());
       }
       contentRoot.storePath(dirSourceType, dir.getDirectory().getAbsolutePath());
     }