diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 1e7895a76166..8795d29d0b04 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ git.refresh.vfs.total.description=If set to true, the whole Git repository root
   Otherwise only the affected files will be refreshed.\
   Affects only a subset of Git operations.\
   The option is needed to debug possible "incomplete VFS refresh" reports, if they appear.  
-git.allow.explicit.commit.renames=false
+git.allow.explicit.commit.renames=true
 git.allow.explicit.commit.renames.description=Enable option to commit some "rename + modification" as two commits to help git track file history (ex: for files, converted from Java to Kotlin).
 git.force.commit.using.staging.area=false
 git.force.commit.using.staging.area.description=When enabled, perform all git commits by updating staging area. If disabled, use `git commit --only` when possible.