diff --git a/python/build/pycharm.vmoptions b/python/build/pycharm.vmoptions
deleted file mode 100644
index d8ecfdf31cba..000000000000
--- a/python/build/pycharm.vmoptions
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
--Xms32m
--Xmx512m
--XX:MaxPermSize=120m
--ea
diff --git a/python/build/pycharm_build.gant b/python/build/pycharm_build.gant
index 8546b95677e7..9e2ed8bbe032 100644
--- a/python/build/pycharm_build.gant
+++ b/python/build/pycharm_build.gant
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ def buildTarGz() {
   project.stage("tar.gz")
   def tarRoot = isEap() ? "pycharm-$buildNumber" : "pycharm-${p("component.version.major")}.${p("component.version.minor")}"
   def tarPath = "$paths.artifacts/pycharm${buildName}.tar"
+  ant.echo(file: "$paths.distUnix/bin/pycharm.vmoptions", message: vmoptions32().replace(' ', '\n'))
   ant.tar(tarfile: tarPath) {
     tarfileset(dir: paths.distAll, prefix: tarRoot) {
       exclude(name: "**/*.dll")
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ def buildTarGz() {
     tarfileset(dir: "$paths.distUnix/bin", filemode: "755", prefix: "$tarRoot/bin") {
       include(name: "pycharm.sh")
     }
-    tarfileset(dir: "$home/python/build", fullpath: "$tarRoot/bin/pycharm.vmoptions") {
+    tarfileset(dir: "$paths.distUnix/bin", prefix: "$tarRoot/bin") {
       include(name: "pycharm.vmoptions")
     }
     tarfileset(dir: "$home/python/resources", prefix: "$tarRoot/bin") {