diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
index d4ff1f46a1d1..9e8883af2bae 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
@@ -871,11 +871,7 @@ public class FileUtil extends FileUtilRt {
   }
 
   public static int pathHashCode(@Nullable String path) {
-    if (StringUtil.isEmpty(path)) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-    path = toSystemIndependentName(path);
-    return SystemInfo.isFileSystemCaseSensitive? path.hashCode() : StringUtil.stringHashCodeInsensitive(path);
+    return StringUtil.isEmpty(path)? 0 : PATH_HASHING_STRATEGY.computeHashCode(toSystemIndependentName(path));
   }