diff --git a/build/conf/mac/Contents/Info.plist b/build/conf/mac/Contents/Info.plist
index d650d2da29a6..5ac4640b0767 100644
--- a/build/conf/mac/Contents/Info.plist
+++ b/build/conf/mac/Contents/Info.plist
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
       <string>$APP_PACKAGE/lib/bootstrap.jar:$APP_PACKAGE/lib/extensions.jar:$APP_PACKAGE/lib/util.jar:$APP_PACKAGE/lib/jdom.jar:$APP_PACKAGE/lib/log4j.jar:/System/Library/Java</string>
 
       <key>JVMVersion</key>
-      <string>1.5*</string>
+      <string>@@jdk_req@@</string>
 
       <key>JVMArchs</key>
       <array>
diff --git a/build/scripts/dist.gant b/build/scripts/dist.gant
index 9c46a6838e32..8bb11757df12 100644
--- a/build/scripts/dist.gant
+++ b/build/scripts/dist.gant
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ target('default': 'The default target') {
           buildNumber: "IC-90.SNAPSHOT",
           version: "Maia",
           system_selector: "IntelliJIdeaCE90",
+          jdk_req: "1.6*",
           vmoptions: "-Xms32m -Xmx256m -XX:MaxPermSize=150m -ea",
           home, out)
 }
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ private def layoutMac(Map args, String home, Paths paths) {
     replacefilter(token: "@@version@@", value: args.version)
     replacefilter(token: "@@vmoptions@@", value: args.vmoptions)
     replacefilter(token: "@@system_selector@@", value: args.system_selector)
+    replacefilter(token: "@@jdk_req@@", value: args.jdk_req)
   }
 
   def root = "$args.version-${args.buildNumber}.app"