diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/move/moveFilesOrDirectories/MoveFilesOrDirectoriesProcessor.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/move/moveFilesOrDirectories/MoveFilesOrDirectoriesProcessor.java
index cf7ed622bf00..22113eeb361d 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/move/moveFilesOrDirectories/MoveFilesOrDirectoriesProcessor.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/refactoring/move/moveFilesOrDirectories/MoveFilesOrDirectoriesProcessor.java
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ public class MoveFilesOrDirectoriesProcessor extends BaseRefactoringProcessor {
         final RefactoringElementListener elementListener = getTransaction().getElementListener(element);
 
         if (element instanceof PsiDirectory) {
-          MoveFilesOrDirectoriesUtil.doMoveDirectory((PsiDirectory)element, myNewParent);
           for (PsiElement psiElement : element.getChildren()) {
             processDirectoryFiles(movedFiles, oldToNewMap, psiElement);
           }
+          MoveFilesOrDirectoriesUtil.doMoveDirectory((PsiDirectory)element, myNewParent);
         }
         else if (element instanceof PsiFile) {
           final PsiFile movedFile = (PsiFile)element;