diff --git a/platform/workspaceModel/jps/src/META-INF/WorkspaceModelExtensions.xml b/platform/workspaceModel/jps/src/META-INF/WorkspaceModelExtensions.xml
index 36fbd6f497eb..98512aa41a3f 100644
--- a/platform/workspaceModel/jps/src/META-INF/WorkspaceModelExtensions.xml
+++ b/platform/workspaceModel/jps/src/META-INF/WorkspaceModelExtensions.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
                  description="Enable cache for the workspace model"/>
     <registryKey key="ide.new.project.model.strict.mode.rbs" defaultValue="true" restartRequired="true"
                  description="Enable additional checks after replaceBySource and addDiff"/>
-    <registryKey key="ide.new.project.model.artifacts" defaultValue="false" restartRequired="true"
+    <registryKey key="ide.new.project.model.artifacts" defaultValue="true" restartRequired="true"
                  description="Use workspace model to store project artifacts"/>
   </extensions>
 </idea-plugin>