diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/ExternalLibrariesNode.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/ExternalLibrariesNode.java
index d0fa3329fdf1..d4c838da27d1 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/ExternalLibrariesNode.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/ExternalLibrariesNode.java
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class ExternalLibrariesNode extends ProjectViewNode<String> {
                      + libraries.getClass().getSimpleName());
             continue;
           }
-          children.add(new SyntheticLibraryElementNode(project, library, getSettings()));
+          children.add(new SyntheticLibraryElementNode(project, library, (ItemPresentation)library, getSettings()));
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/SyntheticLibraryElementNode.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/SyntheticLibraryElementNode.java
index 72f4edbc367f..37e7b607ad3a 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/SyntheticLibraryElementNode.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/projectView/impl/nodes/SyntheticLibraryElementNode.java
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@ import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 public class SyntheticLibraryElementNode extends ProjectViewNode<SyntheticLibrary> implements NavigatableWithText {
-  public SyntheticLibraryElementNode(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull SyntheticLibrary library, ViewSettings settings) {
+  @NotNull private final ItemPresentation myItemPresentation;
+
+  public SyntheticLibraryElementNode(@NotNull Project project, @NotNull SyntheticLibrary library,
+                                     @NotNull ItemPresentation itemPresentation, ViewSettings settings) {
     super(project, library, settings);
+    myItemPresentation = itemPresentation;
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -46,8 +50,7 @@ public class SyntheticLibraryElementNode extends ProjectViewNode<SyntheticLibrar
 
   @Override
   public String getName() {
-    SyntheticLibrary library = getLibrary();
-    return library instanceof ItemPresentation ? ((ItemPresentation)library).getPresentableText() : super.getName();
+    return myItemPresentation.getPresentableText();
   }
 
   @NotNull
@@ -57,10 +60,7 @@ public class SyntheticLibraryElementNode extends ProjectViewNode<SyntheticLibrar
 
   @Override
   protected void update(PresentationData presentation) {
-    SyntheticLibrary library = getLibrary();
-    if (library instanceof ItemPresentation) {
-      presentation.updateFrom((ItemPresentation)getLibrary());
-    }
+    presentation.updateFrom(myItemPresentation);
   }
 
   @Nullable