diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/argumentUtils.kt b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/argumentUtils.kt
index 1fed1f9d01e..1f3871e0b9a 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/argumentUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/argumentUtils.kt
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ fun <T : Any> collectProperties(kClass: KClass<T>, inheritedOnly: Boolean): List
         properties.removeAll(kClass.declaredMemberProperties)
     }
     return properties.filter {
-        it.visibility == KVisibility.PUBLIC && it.findAnnotation<Transient>() == null
+        it.visibility == KVisibility.PUBLIC && (it.annotations.firstOrNull { it is Transient } as Transient?) == null
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt
index 693c7e0b5d1..e8266b4fe84 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ fun <A : CommonToolArguments> parseCommandLineArguments(args: List<String>, resu
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
     val properties = result::class.memberProperties.mapNotNull { property ->
         if (property !is KMutableProperty1<*, *>) return@mapNotNull null
-        val argument = property.findAnnotation<Argument>() ?: return@mapNotNull null
+        val argument = property.annotations.firstOrNull { it is Argument } as Argument? ?: return@mapNotNull null
         ArgumentField(property as KMutableProperty1<A, Any?>, argument)
     }