diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenProjectFileChooserDescriptor.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenProjectFileChooserDescriptor.java
index 43aab15f99c7..51d6362b36d8 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenProjectFileChooserDescriptor.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/OpenProjectFileChooserDescriptor.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public class OpenProjectFileChooserDescriptor extends FileChooserDescriptor {
   }
 
   public boolean isFileSelectable(final VirtualFile file) {
+    if (file == null) return false;
     return isProjectDirectory(file) || isProjectFile(file);
   }