diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenModuleImporter.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenModuleImporter.java
index 9d06d39b1293..9e0ad7fb8b59 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenModuleImporter.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/importing/MavenModuleImporter.java
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ public class MavenModuleImporter {
           addAttachArtifactDependency(buildHelperCfg, scope, depProject, artifact);
         }
       }
-      if ("system".equals(artifact.getScope())) {
+      else if ("system".equals(artifact.getScope())) {
         myRootModelAdapter.addSystemDependency(artifact, scope);
       }
       else {