1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ide/caches/FileContent.java b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ide/caches/FileContent.java
index 0933b7f19005..c4c6d61c4513 100644
--- a/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ide/caches/FileContent.java
+++ b/platform/core-api/src/com/intellij/ide/caches/FileContent.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class FileContent extends UserDataHolderBase {
   @NotNull
   public byte[] getBytes() throws IOException {
     if (myCachedBytes == null) {
-      myCachedBytes = myVirtualFile.contentsToByteArray(false);
+      myCachedBytes = myVirtualFile.isValid() ? myVirtualFile.contentsToByteArray(false) : ArrayUtil.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY;
     }
 
     return myCachedBytes;