diff --git a/build/scripts/dist.gant b/build/scripts/dist.gant
index 434defdb6e8b..0a321dc513b3 100644
--- a/build/scripts/dist.gant
+++ b/build/scripts/dist.gant
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ def layoutAll(Map args, String home, String out, Paths _paths = null) {
   buildWinZip("$paths.artifacts/idea${args.buildNumber}.win.zip", [paths.distAll, paths.distWin])
 
   def macAppRoot = isEap() ? "${p("component.version.codename")}-${args.buildNumber}.app" : "IntelliJ IDEA ${p("component.version.major")} CE.app"
-  buildMacZip(macAppRoot, "$paths.artifacts/idea${args.buildNumber}.mac.zip", [paths.distAll, paths.distMac])
+  buildMacZip(macAppRoot, "$paths.artifacts/idea${args.buildNumber}.mac.zip", [paths.distAll], paths.distMac)
 
   buildTarGz("idea-${args.buildNumber}", "$paths.artifacts/idea${args.buildNumber}.tar", [paths.distAll, paths.distUnix])
 }
diff --git a/build/scripts/utils.gant b/build/scripts/utils.gant
index e2efd7693385..5fbfdb4ab917 100644
--- a/build/scripts/utils.gant
+++ b/build/scripts/utils.gant
@@ -626,11 +626,12 @@ binding.setVariable("buildWinZip", { String zipPath, List paths ->
   notifyArtifactBuilt(zipPath)
 })
 
-binding.setVariable("buildMacZip", { String zipRoot, String zipPath, List paths, List extraBins = [] ->
+binding.setVariable("buildMacZip", { String zipRoot, String zipPath, List paths, List macPath, List extraBins = [] ->
   projectBuilder.stage(".mac.zip")
 
+  allPaths = paths + [macPath]
   ant.zip(zipfile: zipPath) {
-    paths.each {
+    allPaths.each {
       zipfileset(dir: it, prefix: zipRoot) {
         exclude(name: "bin/*.sh")
         exclude(name: "bin/fsnotifier")
@@ -639,10 +640,13 @@ binding.setVariable("buildMacZip", { String zipRoot, String zipPath, List paths,
         extraBins.each {
           exclude(name: it)
         }
+        if (it != macPath) {
+          exclude(name: "bin/idea.properties")
+        }
       }
     }
 
-    paths.each {
+    allPaths.each {
       zipfileset(dir: it, filemode: "755", prefix: zipRoot) {
         include(name: "bin/*.sh")
         include(name: "bin/fsnotifier")