diff --git a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/BuildManager.java b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/BuildManager.java
index 61d16ff604fe..f5014a8613a7 100644
--- a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/BuildManager.java
+++ b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/BuildManager.java
@@ -1188,7 +1188,12 @@ public final class BuildManager implements Disposable {
         .min(Map.Entry.comparingByValue())
         .map(p -> Pair.create(p.getKey(), JavaSdkVersion.fromJavaVersion(p.getValue())))
         .filter(p -> p.second != null)
-        .orElseGet(BuildManager::getIDERuntimeSdk);
+        .orElseGet(() -> {
+          if (canUseEel() && !EelPathUtils.isProjectLocal(project)) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException(JavaCompilerBundle.message("build.manager.launch.build.process.failed.to.find.compatible.jdk"));
+          }
+          return getIDERuntimeSdk();
+        });
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties b/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties
index cc883d50bc0a..07173defb4bb 100644
--- a/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties
+++ b/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties
@@ -360,4 +360,5 @@ error.clean.state.rebuild.not.possible=Complete cleaning of build system data is
 
 build.manager.launch.build.process.failed.to.copy.parameter=Failed to copy parameter {0}
 build.manager.launch.build.process.failed.to.copy.external.project.configuration=Failed to copy external project configuration
-build.manager.launch.build.process.failed.to.copy.additional.plugin=Failed to copy additional plugin
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+build.manager.launch.build.process.failed.to.copy.additional.plugin=Failed to copy additional plugin
+build.manager.launch.build.process.failed.to.find.compatible.jdk=Failed to find compatible JDK
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