diff --git a/build/scripts/utils.gant b/build/scripts/utils.gant
index a229a984fdf9..48f747a09469 100644
--- a/build/scripts/utils.gant
+++ b/build/scripts/utils.gant
@@ -640,9 +640,7 @@ binding.setVariable("buildMacZip", { String zipRoot, String zipPath, List paths,
         extraBins.each {
           exclude(name: it)
         }
-        if (it != macPath) {
-          exclude(name: "bin/idea.properties")
-        }
+        exclude(name: "bin/idea.properties")
       }
     }
 
@@ -657,6 +655,8 @@ binding.setVariable("buildMacZip", { String zipRoot, String zipPath, List paths,
         }
       }
     }
+
+    zipfileset(file: "$macPath/bin/idea.properties", prefix: zipRoot)
   }
 
   notifyArtifactBuilt(zipPath)