diff --git a/plugins/eclipse/src/org/jetbrains/idea/eclipse/conversion/EclipseClasspathWriter.java b/plugins/eclipse/src/org/jetbrains/idea/eclipse/conversion/EclipseClasspathWriter.java
index d76a7c9b3eb0..4b65a21d0fb0 100644
--- a/plugins/eclipse/src/org/jetbrains/idea/eclipse/conversion/EclipseClasspathWriter.java
+++ b/plugins/eclipse/src/org/jetbrains/idea/eclipse/conversion/EclipseClasspathWriter.java
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public class EclipseClasspathWriter {
     if (path != null) {
       orderEntry.setAttribute(EclipseXml.PATH_ATTR, path);
     }
-    if (index == -1) {
+    if (index == -1 || index >= classpathRoot.getContentSize()) {
       classpathRoot.addContent(orderEntry);
     }
     else {