diff --git a/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ExternalJavacManager.java b/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ExternalJavacManager.java
index b06a478e91d9..a360b72e5361 100644
--- a/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ExternalJavacManager.java
+++ b/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/javac/ExternalJavacManager.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class ExternalJavacManager {
 
   public void stop() {
     myChannelRegistrar.close().awaitUninterruptibly();
-    myExecutor.shutdownNow();
+    myExecutor.shutdown();
   }
 
   private ExternalJavacProcessHandler launchExternalJavacProcess(UUID uuid,