diff --git a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/util/descriptors/impl/ConfigFileImpl.java b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/util/descriptors/impl/ConfigFileImpl.java
index b8a262df7993..2e37a5d60f1a 100644
--- a/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/util/descriptors/impl/ConfigFileImpl.java
+++ b/java/idea-ui/src/com/intellij/util/descriptors/impl/ConfigFileImpl.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class ConfigFileImpl implements ConfigFile {
   @Override
   @Nullable
   public VirtualFile getVirtualFile() {
-    return myFilePointer.getFile();
+    return myFilePointer.isValid() ? myFilePointer.getFile() : null;
   }
 
   @Override