diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
index b6a2c889cd18..ee771618520f 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/win32/Win32LocalFileSystem.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class Win32LocalFileSystem extends LocalFileSystemBase {
   }
 
   private final Win32Kernel myKernel = new Win32Kernel();
-  public static boolean checkMe = true;
+  public static boolean checkMe = false;
 
   private Win32LocalFileSystem() {
   }