diff --git a/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/api/GlobalOptions.java b/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/api/GlobalOptions.java
index 8abbbe054351..269f2ca322cf 100644
--- a/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/api/GlobalOptions.java
+++ b/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/api/GlobalOptions.java
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ public interface GlobalOptions {
   String COMPILE_PARALLEL_MAX_THREADS_OPTION = "compile.parallel.max.threads";
   String REBUILD_ON_DEPENDENCY_CHANGE_OPTION = "rebuild.on.dependency.change";
   String LOG_DIR_OPTION = "jps.log.dir";
-  String DISABLE_DEFAULT_FILE_LOGGING_OPTION = "jps.disable.default.file.logging";
+
+  /**
+   * Set this property to 'false' to disable default logging. By default the log is written to build.log file in the directory specified by {@link #LOG_DIR_OPTION}.
+   */
+  String USE_DEFAULT_FILE_LOGGING_OPTION = "jps.use.default.file.logging";
 
   // builder ID for all global build messages sent to the controlling IDE
   String JPS_SYSTEM_BUILDER_ID = "JPS";
diff --git a/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/cmdline/LogSetup.java b/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/cmdline/LogSetup.java
index 1356074b6d3a..29e3aa4f1912 100644
--- a/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/cmdline/LogSetup.java
+++ b/jps/jps-builders/src/org/jetbrains/jps/cmdline/LogSetup.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.jps.cmdline;
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.SystemProperties;
 import org.apache.log4j.Level;
 import org.apache.log4j.PropertyConfigurator;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ public class LogSetup {
   private static final String LOG_FILE_MACRO = "$LOG_FILE_PATH$";
 
   public static void initLoggers() {
-    if (Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getProperty(GlobalOptions.DISABLE_DEFAULT_FILE_LOGGING_OPTION))) {
+    if (!SystemProperties.getBooleanProperty(GlobalOptions.USE_DEFAULT_FILE_LOGGING_OPTION, true)) {
       return;
     }