diff --git a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/IgnoredFileBean.java b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/IgnoredFileBean.java
index ad302067592f..a1346ec645c5 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/IgnoredFileBean.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/changes/IgnoredFileBean.java
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ import com.intellij.util.PathUtilRt;
 import com.intellij.util.PatternUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 public class IgnoredFileBean {
   private final String myPath;
   private final String myFilenameIfFile;
   private final String myMask;
-  private final Matcher myMatcher;
+  @Nullable private final Pattern myPattern;
   private final IgnoreSettingsType myType;
   private final Project myProject;
   private volatile VirtualFile myCachedResolved;
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class IgnoredFileBean {
     myFilenameIfFile = IgnoreSettingsType.FILE.equals(type) ? PathUtilRt.getFileName(path) : null;
     myProject = project;
     myMask = null;
-    myMatcher = null;
+    myPattern = null;
   }
 
   Project getProject() {
@@ -61,12 +61,7 @@ public class IgnoredFileBean {
   IgnoredFileBean(String mask) {
     myType = IgnoreSettingsType.MASK;
     myMask = mask;
-    if (mask == null) {
-      myMatcher = null;
-    }
-    else {
-      myMatcher = PatternUtil.fromMask(mask).matcher("");
-    }
+    myPattern = mask != null ? PatternUtil.fromMask(mask) : null;
     myPath = null;
     myFilenameIfFile = null;
     myProject = null;
@@ -110,8 +105,7 @@ public class IgnoredFileBean {
 
   public boolean matchesFile(VirtualFile file) {
     if (myType == IgnoreSettingsType.MASK) {
-      myMatcher.reset(file.getName());
-      return myMatcher.matches();
+      return myPattern != null && myPattern.matcher(file.getName()).matches();
     }
     else {
       // quick check for 'file' == exact match pattern