diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageViewUtil.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageViewUtil.java
index 4dee56707ae0..eb06160d4280 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageViewUtil.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/usageView/UsageViewUtil.java
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ public class UsageViewUtil {
     int offset = info.getNavigationOffset();
     VirtualFile file = info.getVirtualFile();
     Project project = info.getProject();
-    FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).openTextEditor(new OpenFileDescriptor(project, file, offset), requestFocus);
+    if (file != null) {
+      FileEditorManager.getInstance(project).openTextEditor(new OpenFileDescriptor(project, file, offset), requestFocus);
+    }
   }
 
   public static Set<UsageInfo> getNotExcludedUsageInfos(final UsageView usageView) {