diff --git a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/actions/CompareFilesAction.java b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/actions/CompareFilesAction.java
index ef9cdb72a0a7..e0d802ccf0d8 100644
--- a/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/actions/CompareFilesAction.java
+++ b/platform/diff-impl/src/com/intellij/diff/actions/CompareFilesAction.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class CompareFilesAction extends BaseShowDiffAction {
 
     Type type = getType(file);
     if (type == Type.DIRECTORY || type == Type.ARCHIVE) {
-      descriptor = new FileChooserDescriptor(false, true, true, false, false, false);
+      descriptor = new FileChooserDescriptor(false, true, true, true, true, false);
       key = LAST_USED_FOLDER_KEY;
     }
     else {