diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/modules/ModuleXmlParser.java b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/modules/ModuleXmlParser.java
index dd0b96203e4..1769159c0a5 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/modules/ModuleXmlParser.java
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/modules/ModuleXmlParser.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class ModuleXmlParser {
             MessageCollectorUtil.reportException(messageCollector, e);
         }
         catch (SAXException e) {
-            messageCollector.report(ERROR, OutputMessageUtil.renderException(e), null);
+            messageCollector.report(ERROR, "Build file does not have a valid XML: " + e, null);
         }
         return ModuleScriptData.EMPTY;
     }