diff --git a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java
index 1d00b3376429..2aef98b34952 100644
--- a/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java
+++ b/updater/src/com/intellij/updater/Runner.java
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ public class Runner {
       initLogger();
       logger.info("destFolder: " + destFolder);
 
+      //remove this code after one EAP cycle
+      String osName = System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase(Locale.US);
+      logger.info("osName: " + osName);
+      if (osName.startsWith("mac") && destFolder.startsWith("\"") && destFolder.lastIndexOf("\"") == destFolder.length()-1) {
+        destFolder = destFolder.substring(1, destFolder.length()-1);
+        logger.info("removed quotes: " + destFolder);
+      }
+      //remove this code after one EAP cycle
+
       install(jarFile, destFolder);
     }
     else {