diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/CompileEnvironment.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/CompileEnvironment.java
index 7a9b881703a..7a98b234052 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/CompileEnvironment.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/compiler/CompileEnvironment.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public class CompileEnvironment {
         moduleCompileSession.addStdLibSources();
         for (String sourceFile : moduleBuilder.getSourceFiles()) {
             File source = new File(sourceFile);
-            if (!source.exists()) {
+            if (!source.isAbsolute()) {
                 source = new File(directory, sourceFile);
             }