diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java
index 22aa60ac6d21..8b86a6880361 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/FilePathImpl.java
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public class FilePathImpl implements FilePath {
 
   @Override
   public String getPresentableUrl() {
-    if (myVirtualFile == null) {
+    if (myVirtualFile == null || !myVirtualFile.isValid()) {
       return myFile.getAbsolutePath();
     }
     else {