diff --git a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/test/JavaKaptContextTest.kt b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/test/JavaKaptContextTest.kt
index dae130347dd..8e6d22d25e8 100644
--- a/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/test/JavaKaptContextTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/kapt3/kapt3-base/test/JavaKaptContextTest.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.kapt.base.test
 
+import com.sun.tools.javac.processing.AnnotationProcessingError
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.base.kapt3.DetectMemoryLeaksMode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.base.kapt3.KaptFlag
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.base.kapt3.KaptOptions
@@ -136,6 +137,9 @@ class JavaKaptContextTest {
             assertEquals(KaptBaseError.Kind.EXCEPTION, e.kind)
             assertEquals("Here we are!", e.cause!!.message)
             triggered = true
+        } catch (e: Throwable) { // AnnotationProcessorError
+            assertTrue(e.cause!!.message!!.contains("Here we are!"))
+            triggered = true
         }
 
         assertTrue(triggered)