diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/history/FileHistoryUi.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/history/FileHistoryUi.java
index 147859d931fb..0b3b6b2e733c 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/history/FileHistoryUi.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/history/FileHistoryUi.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.ContentRevision;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.changes.committed.CommittedChangesTreeBrowser;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsFileRevision;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsFileRevisionEx;
+import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.history.VcsHistoryUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.vfs.VcsFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.vfs.VcsVirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vcs.vfs.VcsVirtualFolder;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ public class FileHistoryUi extends AbstractVcsLogUi {
 
   @Nullable
   public VirtualFile createVcsVirtualFile(@Nullable VcsFileRevision revision) {
-    if (revision != null && !VcsFileRevision.NULL.equals(revision)) {
+    if (!VcsHistoryUtil.isEmpty(revision)) {
       if (revision instanceof VcsFileRevisionEx) {
         FilePath path = ((VcsFileRevisionEx)revision).getPath();
         return path.isDirectory()