diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt
index 42d7bf38901..41f98a397ea 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/refactoring/move/changePackage/MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@ class MoveFileToPackageMatchingDirectoryIntention : SelfTargetingOffsetIndepende
             Messages.showMessageDialog(project, it, CommonBundle.getErrorTitle(), Messages.getErrorIcon())
             return
         }
-        val targetDirectory = targetDirFactory.getTargetDirectory(fileToMove) ?: return
+        val targetDirectory = runWriteAction {
+            targetDirFactory.getTargetDirectory(fileToMove)
+        } ?: return
 
         RefactoringMessageUtil.checkCanCreateFile(targetDirectory, file.name)?.let {
             Messages.showMessageDialog(project, it, CommonBundle.getErrorTitle(), Messages.getErrorIcon())