diff --git a/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiFileNode.java b/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiFileNode.java
index d05084910f82..2786f8bd1c05 100644
--- a/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiFileNode.java
+++ b/source/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/PsiFileNode.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class PsiFileNode extends BasePsiNode<PsiFile>{
       }
       return result;
     } else {
-      return null;
+      return new ArrayList<AbstractTreeNode>();
     }
   }