diff --git a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/navigation/ChooseByNameTest.java b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/navigation/ChooseByNameTest.java
index e56762b78b13..1d2dd5208e44 100644
--- a/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/navigation/ChooseByNameTest.java
+++ b/java/java-tests/testSrc/com/intellij/java/navigation/ChooseByNameTest.java
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import java.util.*;
 @SuppressWarnings("NewClassNamingConvention")
 public class ChooseByNameTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
 
-  private static final RegistryValue disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue = Registry.get("search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.disable");
-  private static final boolean initialDisableFuzzySearchRegistryValue = disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue.asBoolean();
+  private static final RegistryValue enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue = Registry.get("search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.enabled");
+  private static final boolean initialEnabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue = enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue.asBoolean();
 
   private static final String abExperimentValue = System.getProperty("platform.experiment.ab.manual.option", "");
   private static final String fuzzyFileSearchExperimentOptionId = FuzzyFileSearchExperimentOption.FUZZY_FILE_SEARCH_EXPERIMENT_OPTION_ID;
@@ -237,11 +237,11 @@ public class ChooseByNameTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     assertTrue((objects.get(0)).getVirtualFile().getPath().contains("mockJDK"));
 
     // Fuzzy search finds some results for the query `mockJDK/Object.java`, so let's ensure the test runs with fuzzy search disabled.
-    disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(true);
+    enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(false);
 
     assertEmpty(gotoFile("mockJDK/Object.java", true));
 
-    disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(initialDisableFuzzySearchRegistryValue);
+    enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(initialEnabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue);
   }
 
   public void test_goto_file_can_go_to_dir() {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public class ChooseByNameTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     PsiDirectory fooDir = fooIndex.getContainingDirectory();
     PsiDirectory barDir = barIndex.getContainingDirectory();
 
-    disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(true);
+    enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(false);
 
     assertOrderedEquals(calcContributorElements(contributor, "foo/"), List.of(fooDir));
     assertOrderedEquals(calcContributorElements(contributor, "foo\\"), List.of(fooDir));
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class ChooseByNameTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     assertOrderedEquals(calcContributorElements(contributor, "bar.txt"), List.of(barIndex, barDir));
     assertOrderedEquals(calcContributorElements(contributor, "bar"), List.of(barIndex, barDir));
 
-    disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(initialDisableFuzzySearchRegistryValue);
+    enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(initialEnabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue);
   }
 
   public void test_goto_file_can_go_to_dir_with_fuzzy() {
@@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ public class ChooseByNameTest extends LightJavaCodeInsightFixtureTestCase {
     PsiFile fooFile = addEmptyFile("dir/fooFile.txt");
     PsiDirectory fooDir = addEmptyFile("foo/barFile.txt").getContainingDirectory();
 
-    disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(true);
+    enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(false);
 
     SearchEverywhereContributor<Object> contributor = createFileContributor(getProject(), getTestRootDisposable());
     List<?> popupElements = calcContributorElements(contributor, "foo");
 
     assertOrderedEquals(popupElements, List.of(fooFile, fooDir));
 
-    disableFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(initialDisableFuzzySearchRegistryValue);
+    enabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue.setValue(initialEnabledFuzzySearchRegistryValue);
   }
 
   public void test_prefer_files_to_directories_even_if_longer_with_fuzzy() {
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/FuzzyFileSearchExperimentOption.kt b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/FuzzyFileSearchExperimentOption.kt
index 77c7368ec295..8c17d464f596 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/FuzzyFileSearchExperimentOption.kt
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/util/gotoByName/FuzzyFileSearchExperimentOption.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
 
 @ApiStatus.Internal
 internal fun isFuzzyFileSearchEnabled(): Boolean {
-  return !`is`("search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.disable", false) &&
+  return `is`("search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.enabled", false) &&
          ABExperiment.getABExperimentInstance().isExperimentOptionEnabled(FuzzyFileSearchExperimentOption::class.java)
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index f33aba368636..b4bce865b3f2 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -1614,8 +1614,8 @@ search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.enabled.description=Enable fuzzy file search
 search.everywhere.fuzzy.class.search.enabled=false
 search.everywhere.fuzzy.class.search.enabled.description=Enable fuzzy class search
 
-search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.disable=false
-search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.disable.description=Disable fuzzy file search if in an experiment group
+search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.enabled=true
+search.everywhere.fuzzy.file.search.ab.experiment.enabled.description=Enable fuzzy file search if in an experiment group
 
 custom.folding.max.lookup.depth=50
 custom.folding.max.lookup.depth.description=Max lookup depth for custom folding comments in a PSI tree.