diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv12.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv12.kt
index 024e6b55e60..95866d77b19 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv12.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_lv12.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 // TARGET_BACKEND: JVM
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 // FILE: equalsNull_lv12.kt
+
+// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
+// ^ TODO: fix intrinsic for 'equals' for boxed primitives
+
 import kotlin.test.*
 
 fun box(): String {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
index 8a5a423771e..82754a4305d 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/platformTypes/primitives/equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 // FILE: equalsNull_withExplicitFlag.kt
 
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
+// Should be: IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
+// ^ TODO: fix intrinsic for 'equals' for boxed primitives
 // JVM_IR supports behavior since Kotlin 1.3,
 // and '-Xno-exception-on-explicit-equals-for-boxed-null' is a fallback flag introduced in 1.2.