diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ChooseComponentsToExportDialog.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ChooseComponentsToExportDialog.java
index 3f42a45e6884..0122e88489ef 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ChooseComponentsToExportDialog.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/ChooseComponentsToExportDialog.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public class ChooseComponentsToExportDialog extends DialogWrapper {
       for (final ExportableComponent tiedComponent : tiedComponents) {
         if (tiedComponent == component) continue;
         final ComponentElementProperties elementProperties = componentToContainingListElement.get(tiedComponent);
-        if (elementProperties != null && !exportFile.equals(file)) {
+        if (elementProperties != null && !FileUtil.filesEqual(exportFile, file)) {
           LOG.assertTrue(file == null, "Component " + component + " serialize itself into " + file + " and " + exportFile);
           // found
           elementProperties.addComponent(component);