diff --git a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java
index 995ebcc293ac..372035d8794d 100644
--- a/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java
+++ b/xml/impl/src/com/intellij/xml/breadcrumbs/BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class BreadcrumbsXmlWrapper extends JComponent implements Disposable {
 
   @Nullable
   private static FileViewProvider findViewProvider(final VirtualFile file, final Project project) {
-    if (file == null) return null;
+    if (file == null || file.isDirectory()) return null;
     return PsiManager.getInstance(project).findViewProvider(file);
   }