diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jet/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.java b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jet/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.java
index d72e18d2df0..82f42320026 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jet/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.java
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jet/jps/build/KotlinBuilder.java
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ public class KotlinBuilder extends ModuleLevelBuilder {
         ModuleBuildTarget representativeTarget = chunk.representativeTarget();
 
         // For non-incremental build: take all sources
-        if (!dirtyFilesHolder.hasDirtyFiles()) {
+        if (!dirtyFilesHolder.hasDirtyFiles() && !dirtyFilesHolder.hasRemovedFiles()) {
             return ExitCode.NOTHING_DONE;
         }