diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/PathManager.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/PathManager.java
index 9956959f0e22..852f00cb7a68 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/PathManager.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/PathManager.java
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ public class PathManager {
 
   private static String getAbsolutePath(String path) {
     path = FileUtil.expandUserHome(path);
-    return FileUtil.toCanonicalPath(new File(FileUtil.toCanonicalPath(path)).getAbsolutePath());
+    return FileUtil.toCanonicalPath(new File(path).getAbsolutePath());
   }
 
   private static String trimPathQuotes(String path){