diff --git a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java
index 68f4d442410b..f622c35c5c94 100644
--- a/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java
+++ b/platform/xdebugger-impl/src/com/intellij/xdebugger/impl/frame/XDebuggerFramesList.java
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ public class XDebuggerFramesList extends DebuggerFramesList {
         return null;
       }
     });
+
+    // This is a workaround for the performance issue IDEA-187063
+    // default font generates too much garbage in deriveFont
+    Font font = getFont();
+    if (font != null) {
+      setFont(new Font(font.getName(), font.getStyle(), font.getSize()));
+    }
   }
 
   @Override