diff --git a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/MethodEvaluator.java b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/MethodEvaluator.java
index 7a2aa5b3634b..283611380209 100644
--- a/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/MethodEvaluator.java
+++ b/java/debugger/impl/src/com/intellij/debugger/engine/evaluation/expression/MethodEvaluator.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class MethodEvaluator implements Evaluator {
   private final boolean myMustBeVararg;
 
   // see IDEA-139945, corresponding jdk bug was fixed in 8u45
-  private static boolean ourUseDefaultInvoker = !SystemInfo.isJavaVersionAtLeast("1.8.0_45");
+  private static boolean ourUseDefaultInvoker = !SystemInfo.isJavaVersionAtLeast("1.8.0_40");
 
   public MethodEvaluator(Evaluator objectEvaluator,
                          JVMName className,