diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 5458808e5a00..3af5cfdd9ae9 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -1152,8 +1152,8 @@ git.execute.with.mediator.description=Use wrapper executable on Windows to suppo
 git.blocking.read=true
 git.allow.stderr.to.stdout.mixing=false
 git.allow.stderr.to.stdout.mixing.description=Enables legacy hack for git integration, when some messages from stderr are handled as if they came from stdout.
-git.execution.debuginfo=0
-git.execution.debuginfo.description=Bitmask to control git logging of the commands executed by the IDE. Specified as int.\n\
+git.execution.trace=0
+git.execution.trace.description=Bitmask to control git logging of the commands executed by the IDE. Specified as int.\n\
   (0)  00000 - logging disabled\n\
   (31) 11111 - all categories enabled\n\
   (1)  00001 - GIT_TRACE\n\
diff --git a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImplBase.java b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImplBase.java
index 2a9bc6cdf402..9589a2f05a03 100644
--- a/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImplBase.java
+++ b/plugins/git4idea/src/git4idea/commands/GitImplBase.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public abstract class GitImplBase implements Git {
   @NotNull
   public static Map<String, String> getGitTraceEnvironmentVariables(@NotNull GitVersion version) {
     Map<String, String> environment = new HashMap<>(5);
-    int logLevel = Registry.intValue("git.execution.debuginfo");
+    int logLevel = Registry.intValue("git.execution.trace");
     if (logLevel == 0) {
       environment.put("GIT_TRACE", "0");
       if (GitVersionSpecialty.ENV_GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS_ALLOWED.existsIn(version)) environment.put("GIT_TRACE_PACK_ACCESS", "");