diff --git a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/OptionsDirectoryProcessor.kt b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/OptionsDirectoryProcessor.kt
index 9f1678f706e9..10b4bc88812e 100644
--- a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/OptionsDirectoryProcessor.kt
+++ b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/server/OptionsDirectoryProcessor.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ internal fun transferOptionsToRemote(optionsDir: Path, project: Project): Path {
   val eelDescriptor = project.getEelDescriptor()
   val machine = project.getEelMachine()
 
-  if (!Registry.`is`("ide.workspace.model.per.environment.model.separation", true)) {
+  if (!Registry.`is`("ide.workspace.model.per.environment.model.separation", false)) {
     return transferLocalContentToRemote(optionsDir, EelPathUtils.TransferTarget.Temporary(eelDescriptor))
   }
   val internalName = machine.internalName