diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
index 7ff3962555f1..b2fdc0d54d58 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/IconLoader.java
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public final class IconLoader {
           return icon;
         }
 
-        Image image = getOrLoadOrigImage(pixScale, allowFloatScaling);
+        Image image = getOrLoadOrigImage(effectiveScale, allowFloatScaling);
         if (image == null) return null;
 
         image = ImageUtil.scaleImage(image, instanceScale);