diff --git a/plugins/eclipse/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/eclipse/model/JpsEclipseClasspathSerializer.java b/plugins/eclipse/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/eclipse/model/JpsEclipseClasspathSerializer.java
index c0d0b8fa2490..0da330c5437a 100644
--- a/plugins/eclipse/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/eclipse/model/JpsEclipseClasspathSerializer.java
+++ b/plugins/eclipse/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/eclipse/model/JpsEclipseClasspathSerializer.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ public class JpsEclipseClasspathSerializer extends JpsModuleClasspathSerializer
     final JpsDependenciesList dependenciesList = module.getDependenciesList();
     dependenciesList.clear();
     try {
+      if (classpathDir == null) classpathDir = baseModulePath;
       final File classpathFile = new File(classpathDir, EclipseXml.DOT_CLASSPATH_EXT);
       if (!classpathFile.exists()) return; //no classpath file - no compilation