diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenJUnitPatcher.java b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenJUnitPatcher.java
index cb612cebdc1c..7636a02fe98b 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenJUnitPatcher.java
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/execution/MavenJUnitPatcher.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class MavenJUnitPatcher extends JUnitPatcher {
       }
     }
 
-    if (testRunningSettings.isPassEnvironmentVariables() && isEnabled("systemPropertyVariables")) {
+    if (testRunningSettings.isPassSystemProperties() && isEnabled("systemPropertyVariables")) {
       Element systemPropertyVariables = config.getChild("systemPropertyVariables");
       if (systemPropertyVariables != null) {
         for (Element element : systemPropertyVariables.getChildren()) {