diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFileContentsChangedAdapter.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFileContentsChangedAdapter.java
index 36ff8d802a4f..5f3c78d5c530 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFileContentsChangedAdapter.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/VirtualFileContentsChangedAdapter.java
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ public abstract class VirtualFileContentsChangedAdapter implements VirtualFileLi
     onFileChange(event.getFile());
   }
 
-  protected abstract void onFileChange(@NotNull final VirtualFile file);
-  protected abstract void onBeforeFileChange(@NotNull final VirtualFile file);
+  protected abstract void onFileChange(@NotNull final VirtualFile fileOrDirectory);
+  protected abstract void onBeforeFileChange(@NotNull final VirtualFile fileOrDirectory);
 
   @Override
   public void fileDeleted(@NotNull VirtualFileEvent event) {