diff --git a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java
index 4946d3182530..038d2cc4a99f 100644
--- a/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java
+++ b/java/compiler/impl/src/com/intellij/compiler/impl/CompileDriver.java
@@ -444,7 +444,8 @@ public final class CompileDriver {
         if (isRebuild) {
           // if possible, ensure the rebuild starts from the clean state
           // if CLEAR_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY is allowed, we can clear cached directory completely, otherwise the build won't be able to clean outputs correctly without build caches
-          boolean canCleanBuildSystemData = Boolean.TRUE.equals(REBUILD_CLEAN.get(scope)) && CompilerWorkspaceConfiguration.getInstance(myProject).CLEAR_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY;
+          boolean cleanBuildRequested = Boolean.TRUE.equals(REBUILD_CLEAN.get(scope));
+          boolean canCleanBuildSystemData = cleanBuildRequested && CompilerWorkspaceConfiguration.getInstance(myProject).CLEAR_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY;
 
           CompilerUtil.runInContext(compileContext, JavaCompilerBundle.message("progress.text.clearing.build.system.data"), (ThrowableRunnable<Throwable>)() -> {
             TaskFuture<Boolean> cancelPreload = canCleanBuildSystemData? buildManager.cancelPreloadedBuilds(myProject) : new TaskFutureAdapter<>(CompletableFuture.completedFuture(Boolean.TRUE));
@@ -458,6 +459,13 @@ public final class CompileDriver {
                 buildSystemDataCleanupTask.set(new TaskFutureAdapter<>(FileUtil.asyncDelete(Arrays.asList(systemFiles))));
               }
             }
+            else {
+              if (cleanBuildRequested) {
+                compileContext.addMessage(
+                  CompilerMessageCategory.INFORMATION, JavaCompilerBundle.message("error.clean.state.rebuild.not.possible"), null, -1, -1
+                );
+              }
+            }
           });
         }
 
diff --git a/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties b/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties
index d5bab84cead7..07206f0706f6 100644
--- a/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties
+++ b/java/compiler/openapi/resources/messages/JavaCompilerBundle.properties
@@ -359,4 +359,5 @@ notification.action.install.space.plugin=Install Space plugin
 notification.action.enable.space.plugin=Enable Space plugin
 notification.title.git.crlf.config=Wrong Git line-endings configuration
 notification.content.git.crlf.config=To have working compiler caches you need to execute <code>{0}</code> command and force checkout the project
-class.can.be.record.suppress.conversion.if.annotated.description=Specify class names or package wildcards like <code>com.example.*</code>
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+class.can.be.record.suppress.conversion.if.annotated.description=Specify class names or package wildcards like <code>com.example.*</code>
+error.clean.state.rebuild.not.possible=Complete cleaning of build system data is not possible, if option 'Clear output directory on rebuild' is set to 'false'. Build system data will be cleared as a part of project rebuild.
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