diff --git a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/compiler/util/InspectionValidatorWrapper.java b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/compiler/util/InspectionValidatorWrapper.java
index 3c9024c6efeb..1b84ca368133 100644
--- a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/compiler/util/InspectionValidatorWrapper.java
+++ b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/compiler/util/InspectionValidatorWrapper.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class InspectionValidatorWrapper implements Validator {
   @NotNull
   public ProcessingItem[] getProcessingItems(final CompileContext context) {
     final Project project = context.getProject();
-    if (!ValidationConfiguration.shouldValidate(this, context)) {
+    if (project.isDefault() || !ValidationConfiguration.shouldValidate(this, context)) {
       return ProcessingItem.EMPTY_ARRAY;
     }
     final ExcludedEntriesConfiguration excludedEntriesConfiguration = ValidationConfiguration.getExcludedEntriesConfiguration(project);