diff --git a/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/actions/update/UpdateByBranchUpdateSettings.java b/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/actions/update/UpdateByBranchUpdateSettings.java
index 8e101840e9a6..2b1ea130d67b 100644
--- a/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/actions/update/UpdateByBranchUpdateSettings.java
+++ b/plugins/cvs/cvs-plugin/src/com/intellij/cvsSupport2/actions/update/UpdateByBranchUpdateSettings.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class UpdateByBranchUpdateSettings implements UpdateSettings{
   }
 
   public boolean getPruneEmptyDirectories() {
-    return false;
+    return true;
   }
 
   public String getBranch1ToMergeWith() {