diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt
index 86e24b1c7e5..1ff5e0ace77 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/incremental/LocalFileKotlinClass.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class LocalFileKotlinClass private constructor(
 
     public val className: JvmClassName by lazy { JvmClassName.byClassId(classId) }
 
-    override fun getLocation() = file.getAbsolutePath()
+    override fun getLocation(): String = file.absolutePath
 
     public override fun getFileContents(): ByteArray = fileContents