diff --git a/compiler/tests-compiler-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/D8Checker.java b/compiler/tests-compiler-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/D8Checker.java
index 4849709db52..569b6e74a49 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-compiler-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/D8Checker.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-compiler-utils/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/D8Checker.java
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public class D8Checker {
 
-    public static final boolean RUN_D8_CHECKER = true;
+    public static final boolean RUN_D8_CHECKER = !Boolean.valueOf(System.getProperty("kotlin.test.box.d8.disable"));
 
     private D8Checker() {
     }
 
     public static void check(ClassFileFactory outputFiles) {
+        if (!RUN_D8_CHECKER) return;
+
         runD8(builder -> {
             for (OutputFile file : ClassFileUtilsKt.getClassFiles(outputFiles)) {
                 byte[] bytes = file.asByteArray();
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ public class D8Checker {
     }
 
     public static void checkFilesWithD8(Collection<Pair<byte[], String>> classFiles) {
+        if (!RUN_D8_CHECKER) return;
         runD8(builder -> {
             classFiles.forEach(pair -> {
                 builder.addClassProgramData(pair.getFirst(), new PathOrigin(Paths.get(pair.getSecond())));
diff --git a/compiler/tests-different-jdk/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/tests-different-jdk/build.gradle.kts
index 5165ec4b32f..80fe18fe35a 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-different-jdk/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/tests-different-jdk/build.gradle.kts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ codegenTest(target = 8, jvm = 15) {
 
 codegenTest(target = 15, jvm = 15) {
     jvmArgs!!.add( "-XX:-FailOverToOldVerifier")
+    systemProperty("kotlin.test.box.d8.disable", true)
 }
 
 //..also add this two tasks to build after adding fresh jdks to build agents
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ codegenTest(
     targetInTestClass = "Last",
     jvm = "Last",
     jdk = mostRecentJdk
-) {}
+) {
+    jvmArgs!!.add( "-XX:-FailOverToOldVerifier")
+    systemProperty("kotlin.test.box.d8.disable", true)
+}
 
 testsJar()