diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/DiagnosticUtils.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/DiagnosticUtils.java
index be456c83593..82ca7a8ebe1 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/DiagnosticUtils.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/diagnostics/DiagnosticUtils.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class DiagnosticUtils {
     public static String atLocation(PsiFile file, TextRange textRange, Document document) {
         int offset = textRange.getStartOffset();
         VirtualFile virtualFile = file.getVirtualFile();
-        String pathSuffix = virtualFile == null ? "" : " in " + virtualFile.getPath();
+        String pathSuffix = " in " + (virtualFile == null ? file.getName() : virtualFile.getPath());
         return offsetToLineAndColumn(document, offset).toString() + pathSuffix;
     }