diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VfsRootAccess.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VfsRootAccess.java
index 9c34002d4178..ec080268e3ec 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VfsRootAccess.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VfsRootAccess.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public class VfsRootAccess {
         allowed.add(FileUtil.toSystemIndependentName(output));
       }
     }
-    catch (URISyntaxException ignored) { }
+    catch (URISyntaxException|IllegalArgumentException ignored) { }
 
     try {
       String javaHome = SystemProperties.getJavaHome();