diff --git a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/build/JvmBuildMetaInfo.kt b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/build/JvmBuildMetaInfo.kt
index 4b6e957e7ad..66bda40e3d7 100644
--- a/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/build/JvmBuildMetaInfo.kt
+++ b/build-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/build/JvmBuildMetaInfo.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.CommonCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.ApiVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.KotlinCompilerVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.LanguageVersion
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.shouldWritePreReleaseFlag
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.JvmMetadataVersion
 
@@ -58,18 +59,23 @@ data class JvmBuildMetaInfo(
     }
 }
 
-fun JvmBuildMetaInfo(args: CommonCompilerArguments): JvmBuildMetaInfo =
-        JvmBuildMetaInfo(isEAP = KotlinCompilerVersion.isPreRelease(),
-                         compilerBuildVersion = KotlinCompilerVersion.VERSION,
-                         languageVersionString = args.languageVersion ?: LanguageVersion.LATEST_STABLE.versionString,
-                         apiVersionString = args.apiVersion ?: ApiVersion.LATEST_STABLE.versionString,
-                         coroutinesEnable = args.coroutinesState == CommonCompilerArguments.ENABLE,
-                         coroutinesWarn = args.coroutinesState == CommonCompilerArguments.WARN,
-                         coroutinesError = args.coroutinesState == CommonCompilerArguments.ERROR,
-                         multiplatformEnable = args.multiPlatform,
-                         metadataVersionMajor = JvmMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.major,
-                         metadataVersionMinor = JvmMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.minor,
-                         metadataVersionPatch = JvmMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.patch,
-                         bytecodeVersionMajor = JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INSTANCE.major,
-                         bytecodeVersionMinor = JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INSTANCE.minor,
-                         bytecodeVersionPatch = JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INSTANCE.patch)
+fun JvmBuildMetaInfo(args: CommonCompilerArguments): JvmBuildMetaInfo {
+    val languageVersion = args.languageVersion?.let((LanguageVersion)::fromVersionString) ?: LanguageVersion.LATEST_STABLE
+
+    return JvmBuildMetaInfo(
+            isEAP = languageVersion.shouldWritePreReleaseFlag(),
+            compilerBuildVersion = KotlinCompilerVersion.VERSION,
+            languageVersionString = languageVersion.versionString,
+            apiVersionString = args.apiVersion ?: ApiVersion.LATEST_STABLE.versionString,
+            coroutinesEnable = args.coroutinesState == CommonCompilerArguments.ENABLE,
+            coroutinesWarn = args.coroutinesState == CommonCompilerArguments.WARN,
+            coroutinesError = args.coroutinesState == CommonCompilerArguments.ERROR,
+            multiplatformEnable = args.multiPlatform,
+            metadataVersionMajor = JvmMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.major,
+            metadataVersionMinor = JvmMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.minor,
+            metadataVersionPatch = JvmMetadataVersion.INSTANCE.patch,
+            bytecodeVersionMajor = JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INSTANCE.major,
+            bytecodeVersionMinor = JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INSTANCE.minor,
+            bytecodeVersionPatch = JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INSTANCE.patch
+    )
+}
diff --git a/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/LanguageVersionSettings.kt b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/LanguageVersionSettings.kt
index dc3aba97cf6..40dd55349bf 100644
--- a/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/LanguageVersionSettings.kt
+++ b/compiler/util/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/LanguageVersionSettings.kt
@@ -185,8 +185,11 @@ class LanguageVersionSettingsImpl @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 }
 
-fun LanguageVersionSettings.shouldWritePreReleaseFlag(): Boolean {
-    if (!languageVersion.isStable) return true
+fun LanguageVersionSettings.shouldWritePreReleaseFlag(): Boolean =
+        languageVersion.shouldWritePreReleaseFlag()
 
-    return KotlinCompilerVersion.isPreRelease() && languageVersion == LanguageVersion.LATEST_STABLE
+fun LanguageVersion.shouldWritePreReleaseFlag(): Boolean {
+    if (!isStable) return true
+
+    return KotlinCompilerVersion.isPreRelease() && this == LanguageVersion.LATEST_STABLE
 }