diff --git a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsDirectoryConfigurationPanel.java b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsDirectoryConfigurationPanel.java
index f71688d9c23b..4c5b10c890fb 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsDirectoryConfigurationPanel.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vcs/configurable/VcsDirectoryConfigurationPanel.java
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ public class VcsDirectoryConfigurationPanel extends JPanel implements Configurab
 
     Collection<VcsRootError> myErrors = VcsRootErrorsFinder.getInstance(myProject).find();
     for (final VcsRootError root : myErrors) {
-      if (!root.getType().equals(VcsRootError.Type.UNREGISTERED_ROOT)) {
+      if (!VcsRootError.Type.UNREGISTERED_ROOT.equals(root.getType())) {
         continue;
       }
       final VcsKey vcsKey = root.getVcsKey();