diff --git a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/framework/JavaFrameworkType.kt b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/framework/JavaFrameworkType.kt
index 4577e8e2770..fa0b0ab5004 100644
--- a/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/framework/JavaFrameworkType.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/framework/JavaFrameworkType.kt
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ class JavaFrameworkType : FrameworkTypeEx("kotlin-java-framework-id") {
     companion object {
         val instance: JavaFrameworkType
             get() = FrameworkTypeEx.EP_NAME.findExtension(JavaFrameworkType::class.java)
+                ?: error("can't find extension 'JavaFrameworkType'")
     }
 }