diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/environment/util.kt b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/environment/util.kt
index b1516bb89e2..834cc8b9963 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/environment/util.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/environment/util.kt
@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.environment
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo
 
 fun setIdeaIoUseFallback() {
-    if (SystemInfo.isWindows) {
-        val properties = System.getProperties()
+    val properties = System.getProperties()
 
-        properties.setProperty("idea.io.use.nio2", java.lang.Boolean.TRUE.toString())
+    properties.setProperty("idea.io.use.nio2", java.lang.Boolean.TRUE.toString())
 
-        if (!(SystemInfo.isJavaVersionAtLeast(1, 7, 0) && "1.7.0-ea" != SystemInfo.JAVA_VERSION)) {
-            properties.setProperty("idea.io.use.fallback", java.lang.Boolean.TRUE.toString())
-        }
+    if (!(SystemInfo.isJavaVersionAtLeast(1, 7, 0) && "1.7.0-ea" != SystemInfo.JAVA_VERSION)) {
+        properties.setProperty("idea.io.use.fallback", java.lang.Boolean.TRUE.toString())
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptProviderTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptProviderTest.kt
index af8e589cea4..e9e9ea2bc75 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptProviderTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptProviderTest.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin
 
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.environment.setIdeaIoUseFallback
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.definitions.CliScriptDefinitionProvider
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.KotlinScriptDefinition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.definitions.ScriptDefinition
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ import kotlin.script.templates.standard.ScriptTemplateWithArgs
 
 class ScriptProviderTest {
 
+    init {
+        setIdeaIoUseFallback()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testLazyScriptDefinitionsProvider() {
 
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
index 340fd877e1b..5f5a4f6cfa1 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import junit.framework.TestCase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLIConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.ExitCode
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.config.addKotlinSourceRoots
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.environment.setIdeaIoUseFallback
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageLocation
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.CompilerMessageSeverity
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.messages.MessageCollector
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ class ScriptingCompilerPluginTest : TestCase() {
         const val TEST_DATA_DIR = "plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/testData"
     }
 
+    init {
+        setIdeaIoUseFallback()
+    }
+
     private val kotlinPaths: KotlinPaths by lazy(LazyThreadSafetyMode.PUBLICATION) {
         val paths = PathUtil.kotlinPathsForDistDirectory
         TestCase.assertTrue("Lib directory doesn't exist. Run 'ant dist'", paths.libPath.absoluteFile.isDirectory)
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingWithCliCompilerTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingWithCliCompilerTest.kt
index 61f84a3b36f..474986c4674 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingWithCliCompilerTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingWithCliCompilerTest.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin
 
 import junit.framework.Assert
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.environment.setIdeaIoUseFallback
 import org.junit.Test
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -15,6 +16,10 @@ class ScriptingWithCliCompilerTest {
         const val TEST_DATA_DIR = "plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/testData"
     }
 
+    init {
+        setIdeaIoUseFallback()
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testResultValue() {
         runWithK2JVMCompiler("$TEST_DATA_DIR/integration/intResult.kts", listOf("10"))