diff --git a/compiler/test-infrastructure-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/util/KtTestUtil.java b/compiler/test-infrastructure-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/util/KtTestUtil.java
index 58f0b31c2a5..7e4380b4c45 100644
--- a/compiler/test-infrastructure-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/util/KtTestUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/test-infrastructure-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/util/KtTestUtil.java
@@ -105,38 +105,51 @@ public class KtTestUtil {
     }
 
     @NotNull
-    public static File getJdk9Home() {
-        String jdk9 = System.getenv("JDK_9");
-        if (jdk9 == null) {
-            jdk9 = System.getenv("JDK_19");
-            if (jdk9 == null) {
-                throw new AssertionError("Environment variable JDK_9 is not set!");
-            }
-        }
-        return new File(jdk9);
+    private static File getJdkHome(@NotNull String prop) {
+        return getJdkHome(prop, null, prop);
     }
 
-    @Nullable
-    public static File getJdk11Home() {
-        String jdk11 = System.getenv("JDK_11");
-        if (jdk11 == null) {
-            return null;
+    @NotNull
+    private static File getJdkHome(@NotNull String prop, @Nullable String otherProp) {
+        return getJdkHome(prop, otherProp, prop);
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    private static File getJdkHome(@NotNull String prop, @Nullable String otherProp, @NotNull String propToReport) {
+        String jdk = System.getenv(prop);
+        if (jdk == null) {
+            if (otherProp != null) {
+                return getJdkHome(otherProp, null, prop);
+            } else {
+                throw new AssertionError("Environment variable " + propToReport + " is not set!");
+            }
         }
-        return new File(jdk11);
+        return new File(jdk);
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public static File getJdk6Home() {
+        return getJdkHome("JDK_6", "JDK_16");
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public static File getJdk8Home() {
+        return getJdkHome("JDK_8", "JDK_18");
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public static File getJdk9Home() {
+        return getJdkHome("JDK_9", "JDK_19");
+    }
+
+    @NotNull
+    public static File getJdk11Home() {
+        return getJdkHome("JDK_11");
     }
 
     @NotNull
     public static File getJdk15Home() {
-        String jdk15 = System.getenv("JDK_15");
-
-        if (jdk15 == null) {
-            jdk15 = System.getenv("JDK_15_0");
-        }
-
-        if (jdk15 == null) {
-            throw new AssertionError("Environment variable JDK_15 is not set!");
-        }
-        return new File(jdk15);
+        return getJdkHome("JDK_15", "JDK_15_0");
     }
 
     @NotNull
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/classic/JavaCompilerFacade.kt b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/classic/JavaCompilerFacade.kt
index cba8fcead40..a7a59d7f6ee 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/classic/JavaCompilerFacade.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/classic/JavaCompilerFacade.kt
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ class JavaCompilerFacade(private val testServices: TestServices) {
             return
         }
         val jdkHome = when (jvmTarget) {
+            JvmTarget.JVM_1_6 -> KtTestUtil.getJdk6Home()
+            JvmTarget.JVM_1_8 -> KtTestUtil.getJdk8Home()
             JvmTarget.JVM_9 -> KtTestUtil.getJdk9Home()
             JvmTarget.JVM_11 -> KtTestUtil.getJdk11Home()
             JvmTarget.JVM_15 -> KtTestUtil.getJdk15Home()
diff --git a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/java9TestUtils.kt b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/java9TestUtils.kt
index 32ea35b60e6..6b7e2f94bfb 100644
--- a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/java9TestUtils.kt
+++ b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-compiler/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/kapt3/test/java9TestUtils.kt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ interface CustomJdkTestLauncher {
 
     fun doTestWithJdk11(mainClass: Class<*>, arg: String) {
         if (isJava9OrLater()) return
-        KtTestUtil.getJdk11Home()?.let { doTestCustomJdk(mainClass, arg, it) }
+        KtTestUtil.getJdk11Home().let { doTestCustomJdk(mainClass, arg, it) }
     }
 
     private fun doTestCustomJdk(mainClass: Class<*>, arg: String, javaHome: File) {