diff --git a/platform/annotations/src/org/jetbrains/annotations/Contract.java b/platform/annotations/src/org/jetbrains/annotations/Contract.java
index 5a9d722e48ac..4e41f581eba9 100644
--- a/platform/annotations/src/org/jetbrains/annotations/Contract.java
+++ b/platform/annotations/src/org/jetbrains/annotations/Contract.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.*;
  * @author peter
  */
 @Documented
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
 public @interface Contract {
   String value();