diff --git a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/unscramble/ThreadDumpPanel.java b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/unscramble/ThreadDumpPanel.java
index 0324b445af37..9a86dff9062c 100644
--- a/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/unscramble/ThreadDumpPanel.java
+++ b/java/java-impl/src/com/intellij/unscramble/ThreadDumpPanel.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class ThreadDumpPanel extends JPanel {
         final int s1 = getThreadStateCode(o1).ordinal();
         final int s2 = getThreadStateCode(o2).ordinal();
         if (s1 == s2) {
-          return o1.getName().compareTo(o2.getName());
+          return o1.getName().compareToIgnoreCase(o2.getName());
         } else {
           return s1 < s2 ? - 1 :  1;
         }