diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilCore.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilCore.java
index 556f9ef0f7b5..c2a2f6bbb8b1 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilCore.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/psi/util/PsiUtilCore.java
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ public class PsiUtilCore {
   public static PsiFileSystemItem findFileSystemItem(@Nullable Project project, @Nullable VirtualFile file) {
     if (project == null || file == null) return null;
     if (project.isDisposed() || !file.isValid()) return null;
-    return file.isDirectory() ? PsiManager.getInstance(project).findDirectory(file) : getPsiFile(project, file);
+    PsiManager psiManager = PsiManager.getInstance(project);
+    return file.isDirectory() ? psiManager.findDirectory(file) : psiManager.findFile(file);
   }
 
   /**