diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/ui/IconManager.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/ui/IconManager.java
index 68e1792e5c36..7cb107577a51 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/ui/IconManager.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/ui/IconManager.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ final class DummyIconManager implements IconManager {
   @NotNull
   @Override
   public <T> Icon createDeferredIcon(@NotNull Icon base, T param, @NotNull Function<? super T, ? extends Icon> f) {
-    return f.apply(param);
+    return base;
   }
 
   @NotNull