diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/view/EditorPainter.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/view/EditorPainter.java
index 70fa21828efe..af34b9a284d9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/view/EditorPainter.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/editor/impl/view/EditorPainter.java
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ public class EditorPainter implements TextDrawingCallback {
     if (visualGuidesColor != null) {
       g.setColor(visualGuidesColor);
       for (Integer marginX : myCorrector.softMarginsX()) {
-        LinePainter2D.paint((Graphics2D)g, marginX, 0, marginX, clip.height);
+        if (marginX != baseMarginX) {
+          LinePainter2D.paint((Graphics2D)g, marginX, 0, marginX, clip.height);
+        }
       }
     }
   }