diff --git a/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php b/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
index 3e14bd834..c7e331646 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Command/ShowCommand.php
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ EOT
         $io->write('<info>homepage</info> : ' . $package->getHomepage());
         $io->write('<info>source</info>   : ' . sprintf('[%s] <comment>%s</comment> %s', $package->getSourceType(), $package->getSourceUrl(), $package->getSourceReference()));
         $io->write('<info>dist</info>     : ' . sprintf('[%s] <comment>%s</comment> %s', $package->getDistType(), $package->getDistUrl(), $package->getDistReference()));
-        if ($installedRepo->hasPackage($package)) {
+        if (!PlatformRepository::isPlatformPackage($package->getName()) && $installedRepo->hasPackage($package)) {
             $io->write('<info>path</info>     : ' . sprintf('%s', realpath($this->getComposer()->getInstallationManager()->getInstallPath($package))));
         }
         $io->write('<info>names</info>    : ' . implode(', ', $package->getNames()));
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ EOT
             );
         }
 
-        if ($installedRepo->hasPackage($package)) {
+        if (!PlatformRepository::isPlatformPackage($package->getName()) && $installedRepo->hasPackage($package)) {
             $json['path'] = realpath($this->getComposer()->getInstallationManager()->getInstallPath($package));
             if ($json['path'] === false) {
                 unset($json['path']);