diff --git a/plugins/kotlin/base/fir/analysis-api-platform/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/base/fir/analysisApiPlatform/FirIdeModuleStateModificationService.kt b/plugins/kotlin/base/fir/analysis-api-platform/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/base/fir/analysisApiPlatform/FirIdeModuleStateModificationService.kt
index 828932a0f079..9de4f4a83944 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin/base/fir/analysis-api-platform/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/base/fir/analysisApiPlatform/FirIdeModuleStateModificationService.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlin/base/fir/analysis-api-platform/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/base/fir/analysisApiPlatform/FirIdeModuleStateModificationService.kt
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ class FirIdeModuleStateModificationService(val project: Project) : Disposable {
         }
 
         override fun before(events: List<VFileEvent>) {
-            if (mayBuiltinsHaveChanged(events) || !project.isInitialized) {
+            if (!project.isInitialized) return
+
+            if (mayBuiltinsHaveChanged(events)) {
                 project.publishGlobalModuleStateModificationEvent()
                 return
             }