diff --git a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java
index f376c1f1a3c1..76a9c434eae0 100644
--- a/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java
+++ b/platform/vcs-log/impl/src/com/intellij/vcs/log/ui/frame/MainFrame.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.containers.ContainerUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.JBUI;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.StatusText;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.UIUtil;
+import com.intellij.util.ui.components.BorderLayoutPanel;
 import com.intellij.util.ui.table.ComponentsListFocusTraversalPolicy;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsFullCommitDetails;
 import com.intellij.vcs.log.VcsLogBundle;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ public class MainFrame extends JPanel implements DataProvider, Disposable {
     myNotificationLabel.setBorder(new CompoundBorder(JBUI.Borders.customLine(JBColor.border(), 1, 0, 0, 0),
                                                      notNull(myNotificationLabel.getBorder(), JBUI.Borders.empty())));
 
-    JComponent toolbars = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());
+    JComponent toolbars = new BorderLayoutPanel();
     toolbars.add(myToolbar, BorderLayout.NORTH);
     toolbars.add(myNotificationLabel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
     JComponent toolbarsAndTable = new JPanel(new BorderLayout());