diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/VcsAnnotateUtil.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/VcsAnnotateUtil.java
index 53b159d41144..4d82854bdd5f 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/VcsAnnotateUtil.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/actions/VcsAnnotateUtil.java
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ public class VcsAnnotateUtil {
 
   @NotNull
   public static BackgroundableActionLock getBackgroundableLock(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull VirtualFile file) {
-    return BackgroundableActionLock.getLock(project, VcsBackgroundableActions.ANNOTATE, file.getPath());
+    return BackgroundableActionLock.getLock(project, VcsBackgroundableActions.ANNOTATE, file);
   }
 }