diff --git a/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProviderTest.java b/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProviderTest.java
index c44c2d9a816d..b15ce0c145c5 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProviderTest.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/java/testSources/execution/build/GradleApplicationEnvironmentProviderTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.JavaSdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.JavaSdkVersion;
 import com.intellij.openapi.projectRoots.Sdk;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.text.StringUtil;
+import com.intellij.testFramework.PlatformTestUtil;
 import com.intellij.util.concurrency.Semaphore;
 import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class GradleApplicationEnvironmentProviderTest extends GradleSettingsImpo
 
   @Test
   public void testApplicationRunConfigurationSettingsImport() throws Exception {
+    PlatformTestUtil.getOrCreateProjectTestBaseDir(myProject);
     @Language("Java")
     String appClass = "package my;\n" +
                       "import java.util.Arrays;\n" +