diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 0460b6313a4a..bfc5257c374b 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ ide.find.show.replacement.hint.for.simple.regexp=false
 ide.find.show.replacement.hint.for.simple.regexp.description=Enables replacement preview in editor for 'obvious' regexps (when actual result equals to the replacement string)
 ide.find.field.trims.pasted.text=false
 ide.find.field.trims.pasted.text.description=Enables auto-trimming text pasted in search/replace fields
-ide.find.select.word.at.caret=true
+ide.find.select.word.at.caret=false
 ide.find.select.word.at.caret.description=Select and find word at caret when there is no selection in editor
 ide.find.use.editor.font=false
 ide.find.use.editor.font.description=Switch search fields in editor and in 'Find In Path' to using editor font