diff --git a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java
index 8560aca738f3..6a3bb5ae28f2 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java
+++ b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/service/project/wizard/AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.ExternalSystemDataKeys;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.ProjectSystemId;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.project.ProjectData;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.task.ExternalSystemTaskNotificationListener;
+import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.execution.ProgressExecutionMode;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.internal.ExternalSystemResolveProjectTask;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.ExternalProjectRefreshCallback;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.project.manage.ProjectDataManager;
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.DisposeAwareProjectChange;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemApiUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemBundle;
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemUtil;
-import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.service.execution.ProgressExecutionMode;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.ModifiableModuleModel;
 import com.intellij.openapi.module.Module;
 import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
 import com.intellij.packaging.artifacts.ModifiableArtifactModel;
 import com.intellij.projectImport.ProjectImportBuilder;
-import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtilRt;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractExternalProjectImportBuilder<C extends AbstractImp
 
   public void prepare(@NotNull WizardContext context) {
     myControl.reset();
-    String pathToUse = context.getProjectFileDirectory();
+    String pathToUse = getFileToImport();
     myControl.setLinkedProjectPath(pathToUse);
     doPrepare(context);
   }
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java
index cfb51f93c4ec..93955a334d5b 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/wizard/GradleProjectImportBuilder.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class GradleProjectImportBuilder extends AbstractExternalProjectImportBui
 
   @Override
   protected void doPrepare(@NotNull WizardContext context) {
-    String pathToUse = context.getProjectFileDirectory();
+    String pathToUse = getFileToImport();
     VirtualFile file = LocalFileSystem.getInstance().refreshAndFindFileByPath(pathToUse);
     if (file != null && file.isDirectory()) {
       pathToUse = new File(pathToUse, GradleConstants.DEFAULT_SCRIPT_NAME).getAbsolutePath();