diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
index 253832a6c7b4..f783aaf5e910 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/project/impl/ProjectManagerImpl.java
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public class ProjectManagerImpl extends ProjectManagerEx implements NamedJDOMExt
         final ProgressIndicator indicator = myProgressManager.getProgressIndicator();
         try {
           if (indicator != null) {
-            indicator.setText(ProjectBundle.message("loading.components.for", filePath));
+            indicator.setText(ProjectBundle.message("loading.components.for", FileUtil.toSystemDependentName(filePath)));
             indicator.setIndeterminate(true);
           }
           project[0] = doLoadProject(filePath);