diff --git a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureUtil.java b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureUtil.java
index 1f693061f1e8..6de15c924e16 100644
--- a/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureUtil.java
+++ b/plugins/groovy/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/groovy/mvc/MvcModuleStructureUtil.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public class MvcModuleStructureUtil {
   @Nullable
   public static Consumer<ModifiableRootModel> addJarDirectory(VirtualFile root, Module module, final String libName) {
     final VirtualFile libDir = root.findFileByRelativePath("lib");
-    if (libDir == null || !libDir.isDirectory()) {
+    if (libDir == null || !libDir.isDirectory() || ProjectRootManager.getInstance(module.getProject()).getFileIndex().isIgnored(libDir)) {
       return null;
     }