diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt
index a0c67031c0d..faa41192840 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ fun KotlinFacetSettings.initializeIfNeeded(
             LanguageVersion.fromVersionString(commonArguments.apiVersion) ?: languageLevel
         }
         else {
-            languageLevel!!.coerceAtMost(getLibraryLanguageLevel(module, rootModel, targetPlatformKind!!))
+            languageLevel!!.coerceAtMost(getLibraryLanguageLevel(module, rootModel, targetPlatformKind))
         }
     }
 }