diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/Equals.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/Equals.kt
index 211da1673fd..dfcb3cad97d 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/Equals.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/intrinsics/Equals.kt
@@ -139,7 +139,12 @@ class TotalOrderEquals(operandType: Type) : IntrinsicMethod() {
     ): IrIntrinsicFunction =
         object : IrIntrinsicFunction(expression, signature, context, listOf(boxedType, boxedType)) {
             override fun genInvokeInstruction(v: InstructionAdapter) {
-                v.invokevirtual(boxedType.internalName, "equals", Type.getMethodDescriptor(Type.BOOLEAN_TYPE, AsmTypes.OBJECT_TYPE), false)
+                v.invokestatic(
+                    IntrinsicMethods.INTRINSICS_CLASS_NAME,
+                    "areEqual",
+                    Type.getMethodDescriptor(Type.BOOLEAN_TYPE, AsmTypes.OBJECT_TYPE, AsmTypes.OBJECT_TYPE),
+                    false
+                )
             }
         }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv11.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv11.kt
index 0333eda4c50..a930ab8fe66 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv11.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv11.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // !LANGUAGE: -ThrowNpeOnExplicitEqualsForBoxedNull
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 // FILE: test.kt
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
index ffc15cbfdd3..5fefcdab981 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // KOTLIN_CONFIGURATION_FLAGS: +JVM.NO_EXCEPTION_ON_EXPLICIT_EQUALS_FOR_BOXED_NULL
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // WITH_RUNTIME
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt
index a52b6c80b38..86cbc2162e2 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // !LANGUAGE: -ThrowNpeOnExplicitEqualsForBoxedNull
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
 // FILE: JavaClass.java
 
 public class JavaClass {