diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hints/ParameterHintsPass.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hints/ParameterHintsPass.java
index e553382cb46c..2c04f53821d6 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hints/ParameterHintsPass.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/codeInsight/hints/ParameterHintsPass.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class ParameterHintsPass extends EditorBoundHighlightingPass {
     if (ParameterHintsUpdater.hintRemovalDelayed(myEditor)) {
       forceHintsUpdateOnNextPass(myEditor);
     }
-    else {
+    else if (myRootElement == myFile) {
       putCurrentPsiModificationStamp(myEditor, myFile);
     }
   }