diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/multiplatform/multiPlatformSetup.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/multiplatform/multiPlatformSetup.kt
index 2bfbcdabab2..55aff9d745c 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/multiplatform/multiPlatformSetup.kt
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/multiplatform/multiPlatformSetup.kt
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ fun AbstractMultiModuleTest.doSetup(projectModel: ProjectResolveModel) {
             platform,
             implementedModuleNames = resolveModule.dependencies.filter { it.kind == ResolveDependency.Kind.DEPENDS_ON }.map { it.to.name }
         )
-        ideaModule.enableMultiPlatform()
+        // New inference is enabled here as these tests are using type refinement feature that is working only along with NI
+        ideaModule.enableMultiPlatform(additionalCompilerArguments = "-Xnew-inference")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiModuleTest.kt b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiModuleTest.kt
index 28e0c481445..e90ddd7271e 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiModuleTest.kt
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/stubs/AbstractMultiModuleTest.kt
@@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ abstract class AbstractMultiModuleTest : DaemonAnalyzerTestCase() {
         }, this, kind)
     }
 
-    fun Module.enableMultiPlatform() {
+    fun Module.enableMultiPlatform(additionalCompilerArguments: String = "") {
         createFacet()
         val facetSettings = KotlinFacetSettingsProvider.getInstance(project).getInitializedSettings(this)
         facetSettings.useProjectSettings = false
         facetSettings.compilerSettings = CompilerSettings().apply {
-            additionalArguments += " -Xmulti-platform -XXtype-refinement"
+            additionalArguments += " -Xmulti-platform $additionalCompilerArguments"
         }
     }