diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.kt b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.kt
index 4e231ace4de8..9b9cc7d25a20 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.kt
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/checkin/GitCheckinEnvironment.kt
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ class GitCheckinEnvironment(private val myProject: Project) : CheckinEnvironment
     }
 
     @Throws(VcsException::class)
+    @JvmStatic
     fun runWithMessageFile(project: Project, root: VirtualFile, message: @NonNls String,
                            task: ThrowableConsumer<in File, out VcsException>) {
       val messageFile = try {