diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/IdeaConfiguration.kt b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/IdeaConfiguration.kt
index 9c60e4601..1f3d43159 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/IdeaConfiguration.kt
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/IdeaConfiguration.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ private var warned = AtomicBoolean(false)
 
 fun Project.supportedIJVersion(): SupportedIJVersion {
     val prop = kotlin.runCatching {
-        rootProject.property("supported.ij.version")?.toString() ?:
+        rootProject.findProperty("supported.ij.version")?.toString() ?:
             localProperty("supported.ij.version")
     }.getOrNull()