diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/util/indexing/FileBasedIndexImpl.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/util/indexing/FileBasedIndexImpl.java
index e3388b013c49..cfb30aed6770 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/util/indexing/FileBasedIndexImpl.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/util/indexing/FileBasedIndexImpl.java
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ public class FileBasedIndexImpl extends FileBasedIndex {
     try {
       // if file was scheduled for update due to vfs events then it is present in myFilesToUpdate
       // in this case we consider that current indexing (out of roots backed CacheUpdater) will cover its content
-      if (content.getTimeStamp() != file.getTimeStamp()) {
+      if (file.isValid() && content.getTimeStamp() != file.getTimeStamp()) {
         content = new com.intellij.ide.caches.FileContent(file);
       }
       if (!file.isValid() || isTooLarge(file)) {