diff --git a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
index 9e8883af2bae..af2d716f904e 100644
--- a/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
+++ b/platform/util/src/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileUtil.java
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ public class FileUtil extends FileUtilRt {
     path1 = toCanonicalPath(path1);
     path2 = toCanonicalPath(path2);
     //noinspection ConstantConditions
-    return SystemInfo.isFileSystemCaseSensitive ? path1.equals(path2) : path1.equalsIgnoreCase(path2);
+    return PATH_HASHING_STRATEGY.equals(path1, path2);
   }
 
   public static int compareFiles(@Nullable File file1, @Nullable File file2) {