diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/tree/AsyncTreeModel.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/tree/AsyncTreeModel.java
index c2c3e7473030..383e29053a89 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/tree/AsyncTreeModel.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ui/tree/AsyncTreeModel.java
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public final class AsyncTreeModel extends AbstractTreeModel implements Disposabl
   private List<Node> getEntryChildren(Object object) {
     Node node = getEntry(object);
     if (node == null) return emptyList();
-    promiseChildren(node);
+    if (node.isLoadingRequired()) promiseChildren(node);
     return node.getChildren();
   }