diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt
index 7b8b1d03e40..472e342dfef 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ fun runPartialGradleImportForAllRoots(project: Project) {
 }
 
 fun runPartialGradleImport(project: Project, root: GradleBuildRoot) {
+    if (root.isImportingInProgress()) return
+
     ExternalSystemUtil.refreshProject(
         root.pathPrefix,
         ImportSpecBuilder(project, GradleConstants.SYSTEM_ID)
diff --git a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt.201 b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt.201
index 6db2960094c..83ec775c980 100644
--- a/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt.201
+++ b/idea/idea-gradle/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/scripting/gradle/GradleImportHelper.kt.201
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ fun runPartialGradleImportForAllRoots(project: Project) {
 }
 
 fun runPartialGradleImport(project: Project, root: GradleBuildRoot) {
+    if (root.isImportingInProgress()) return
+
     ExternalSystemUtil.refreshProject(
         root.pathPrefix,
         ImportSpecBuilder(project, GradleConstants.SYSTEM_ID)