diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VirtualDirectoryImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VirtualDirectoryImpl.java
index 62a212c87667..1f2a85384360 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VirtualDirectoryImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/vfs/newvfs/impl/VirtualDirectoryImpl.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public class VirtualDirectoryImpl extends VirtualFileSystemEntry {
 
   private static final boolean IS_UNDER_TEAMCITY = System.getProperty("bootstrap.testcases") != null;
 
-  private static final boolean SHOULD_PERFORM_ACCESS_CHECK = System.getenv("should.not.perform.access.check") == null;
+  private static final boolean SHOULD_PERFORM_ACCESS_CHECK = System.getenv("NO_FS_ROOTS_ACCESS_CHECK") == null;
 
   private static final boolean IS_UNIT_TESTS = ApplicationManager.getApplication().isUnitTestMode();