diff --git a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCase.kt b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCase.kt
index 2c7f77a9da9b..f6ab12f7914f 100644
--- a/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCase.kt
+++ b/platform/testGuiFramework/src/com/intellij/testGuiFramework/impl/GuiTestCase.kt
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ open class GuiTestCase {
    * is a Mac native.
    */
   fun chooseFileInFileChooser(path: String, timeout: Long = defaultTimeout) {
-    val macNativeFileChooser = SystemInfo.isMac() && (System.getProperty("ide.mac.file.chooser.native", "true").toLowerCase() == "true")
-    if (!macNativeFileChooser) {
+    val macNativeFileChooser = SystemInfo.isMac() && (System.getProperty("ide.mac.file.chooser.native", "true").toLowerCase() == "false")
+    if (macNativeFileChooser) {
       MacFileChooserDialogFixture(robot()).selectByPath(path)
     }
     else {