diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/agent/MemoryAgentReferringObjectsProvider.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/agent/MemoryAgentReferringObjectsProvider.java
index 485d560c6ade..0a41e000c57c 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/agent/MemoryAgentReferringObjectsProvider.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/memory/agent/MemoryAgentReferringObjectsProvider.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class MemoryAgentReferringObjectsProvider implements ReferringObjectsProv
     }
 
     MemoryAgent memoryAgent = MemoryAgent.get(evaluationContext.getDebugProcess());
-    if (memoryAgent.capabilities().canGetReferringObjects()) {
+    if (!memoryAgent.capabilities().canGetReferringObjects()) {
       throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }