diff --git a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/Messages.java b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/Messages.java
index 9cad5112adc9..6b0eaafd9766 100644
--- a/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/Messages.java
+++ b/platform/platform-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/ui/Messages.java
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public class Messages {
     return SystemInfo.isMac
            && !isApplicationInUnitTestOrHeadless()
            && Registry.is("ide.mac.message.dialogs.as.sheets")
+           && !SystemInfo.isJavaVersionAtLeast("1.8")
            && !DialogWrapper.isMultipleModalDialogs();
   }