diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 46488fc21b82..3e4cc5a39b68 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ ide.win.file.chooser.native=false
 ide.mac.native.save.dialog=true
 ide.mac.message.dialogs.as.sheets=true
 
-file.chooser.async.tree.model=false
+file.chooser.async.tree.model=true
 file.chooser.async.tree.model.description=Use new implementation based on AsyncTreeModel + FileTreeModel
 
 allow.tree.structure.provider.in.dumb.mode=true