diff --git a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt
index a4aa3a3b836..88cc0a8724b 100644
--- a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ object JvmIdePlatformKind : IdePlatformKind<JvmIdePlatformKind>() {
     override val compilerPlatform get() = JvmPlatform
 
     override val platforms = JvmTarget.values().map { ver -> Platform(ver) }
-    override val defaultPlatform get() = Platform(JvmTarget.JVM_1_6)
+    override val defaultPlatform get() = Platform(JvmTarget.DEFAULT)
 
     override val argumentsClass get() = K2JVMCompilerArguments::class.java