diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/navigation/PsiGotoRelatedItem.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/navigation/PsiGotoRelatedItem.java
index 2b3c9e75c151..7980a22c6386 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/navigation/PsiGotoRelatedItem.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/navigation/PsiGotoRelatedItem.java
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ public class PsiGotoRelatedItem extends GotoRelatedItem {
 
   @Override
   public PsiFile getContainingFile() {
-    return myElement.getContainingFile();
+    return myElement instanceof PsiFile ? null : myElement.getContainingFile();
   }
 }