diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ConfigImportHelper.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ConfigImportHelper.java
index 5d90a527d952..b423083e7328 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ConfigImportHelper.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/application/ConfigImportHelper.java
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public class ConfigImportHelper {
   }
 
   private static boolean isValidConfigDir(File candidate) {
-    return new File(candidate, OPTIONS_XML).isFile();
+    return new File(candidate, OPTIONS_XML).isFile() || new File(candidate, "options/ide.general.xml").isFile();
   }
 
   @Nullable