diff --git a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py
index 57cbe796014..35d7bdd6313 100644
--- a/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py
+++ b/odoo/addons/base/models/ir_module.py
@@ -177,8 +177,10 @@ class Module(models.Model):
             if not module.name:
                 module.description_html = False
                 continue
-            path = modules.get_module_resource(module.name, 'static/description/index.html')
-            if path:
+            module_path = modules.get_module_path(module.name, display_warning=False)  # avoid to log warning for fake community module
+            if module_path:
+                path = modules.check_resource_path(module_path, 'static/description/index.html')
+            if module_path and path:
                 with tools.file_open(path, 'rb') as desc_file:
                     doc = desc_file.read()
                     html = lxml.html.document_fromstring(doc)
diff --git a/odoo/modules/__init__.py b/odoo/modules/__init__.py
index b223df99280..3a754a4e171 100644
--- a/odoo/modules/__init__.py
+++ b/odoo/modules/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ from odoo.modules.module import (
     get_modules_with_version,
     get_resource_from_path,
     get_resource_path,
+    check_resource_path,
     initialize_sys_path,
     load_information_from_description_file,
     load_openerp_module,
diff --git a/odoo/modules/module.py b/odoo/modules/module.py
index 6b7065a05ad..992fcf7b073 100644
--- a/odoo/modules/module.py
+++ b/odoo/modules/module.py
@@ -191,12 +191,14 @@ def get_resource_path(module, *args):
     TODO make it available inside on osv object (self.get_resource_path)
     """
     mod_path = get_module_path(module)
-    if not mod_path: return False
+    if not mod_path:
+        return False
+    return check_resource_path(mod_path, *args)
+
+def check_resource_path(mod_path, *args):
     resource_path = opj(mod_path, *args)
-    if os.path.isdir(mod_path):
-        # the module is a directory - ignore zip behavior
-        if os.path.exists(resource_path):
-            return resource_path
+    if os.path.exists(resource_path):
+        return resource_path
     return False
 
 # backwards compatibility