diff --git a/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/enhancement/javaTypeUtils.kt b/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/enhancement/javaTypeUtils.kt
index ba9c0961fe0..1abfc535c2c 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/enhancement/javaTypeUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/java/enhancement/javaTypeUtils.kt
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ private fun JavaClassifierType.enhanceInflexibleType(
         } else {
             val argEnhancedTypeRef = arg.enhancePossiblyFlexible(session, javaTypeParameterStack, annotations, qualifiers, globalArgIndex)
             globalArgIndex += arg.subtreeSize()
-            argEnhancedTypeRef.type.type.toTypeProjection(Variance.INVARIANT)
+            // For arg == null (raw type) we take <out Any> to match everything
+            argEnhancedTypeRef.type.type.toTypeProjection(if (arg == null) Variance.OUT_VARIANCE else Variance.INVARIANT)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/diagnostics/j+k/LoggerInstance.txt b/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/diagnostics/j+k/LoggerInstance.txt
index 14200ece240..98000890a3f 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/diagnostics/j+k/LoggerInstance.txt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/testData/diagnostics/j+k/LoggerInstance.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ FILE: test.kt
         private final val klass: R|java/lang/Class<MyTest>| = <getClass>(this@R|/MyTest|).R|kotlin/jvm/java|
             private get(): R|java/lang/Class<MyTest>|
 
-        private final val logger: <ERROR TYPE REF: Inapplicable(INAPPLICABLE): [/Logger.getInstance, /Logger.getInstance]> = Q|Logger|.<Inapplicable(INAPPLICABLE): [/Logger.getInstance, /Logger.getInstance]>#(this@R|/MyTest|.R|/MyTest.klass|)
-            private get(): <ERROR TYPE REF: Inapplicable(INAPPLICABLE): [/Logger.getInstance, /Logger.getInstance]>
+        private final val logger: R|ft<Logger, Logger?>!| = Q|Logger|.R|/Logger.getInstance|(this@R|/MyTest|.R|/MyTest.klass|)
+            private get(): R|ft<Logger, Logger?>!|
 
     }