diff --git a/java/compiler/javac2/src/com/intellij/ant/Javac2.java b/java/compiler/javac2/src/com/intellij/ant/Javac2.java
index 239fe3f3873a..d0856381565d 100644
--- a/java/compiler/javac2/src/com/intellij/ant/Javac2.java
+++ b/java/compiler/javac2/src/com/intellij/ant/Javac2.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class Javac2 extends Javac {
   private ArrayList myFormFiles;
   private List myNestedFormPathList;
   private boolean instrumentNotNull = true;
-  private String myNotNullAnnotations;
+  private String myNotNullAnnotations = "org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull";
   private List<Regexp> myClassFilterAnnotationRegexpList = new ArrayList<Regexp>(0);
 
   public Javac2() {