diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/local/NativeFileWatcherImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/local/NativeFileWatcherImpl.java
index 84829400ca38..df15acc9fe48 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/local/NativeFileWatcherImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/impl/local/NativeFileWatcherImpl.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import java.text.Normalizer;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
-public final class NativeFileWatcherImpl extends PluggableFileWatcher {
+public class NativeFileWatcherImpl extends PluggableFileWatcher {
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(NativeFileWatcherImpl.class);
 
   private static final String PROPERTY_WATCHER_DISABLED = "idea.filewatcher.disabled";