diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
index d38cba2cb79..b6b6899c3fa 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ public class DescriptorRenderer implements Renderer<DeclarationDescriptor> {
     }
 
     private void appendDefinedIn(DeclarationDescriptor declarationDescriptor, StringBuilder stringBuilder) {
+        if (declarationDescriptor instanceof ModuleDescriptor) {
+            stringBuilder.append(" is a module");
+            return;
+        }
         stringBuilder.append(" ").append(renderMessage("defined in")).append(" ");
 
         final DeclarationDescriptor containingDeclaration = declarationDescriptor.getContainingDeclaration();
@@ -475,6 +479,12 @@ public class DescriptorRenderer implements Renderer<DeclarationDescriptor> {
             return null;
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public Void visitModuleDeclaration(ModuleDescriptor descriptor, StringBuilder builder) {
+            renderName(descriptor, builder);
+            return null;
+        }
+
         @Override
         public Void visitClassDescriptor(ClassDescriptor descriptor, StringBuilder builder) {
             String keyword;