diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java b/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
index 9b37055f4f5..20ba815e434 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public abstract class CodegenTestCase extends KtUsefulTestCase {
 
         if (explicitLanguageVersion != null) {
              configuration.put(CommonConfigurationKeys.LANGUAGE_VERSION_SETTINGS,
-                               new LanguageVersionSettingsImpl(explicitLanguageVersion, ApiVersion.LATEST));
+                               new LanguageVersionSettingsImpl(explicitLanguageVersion, ApiVersion.createByLanguageVersion(explicitLanguageVersion)));
         }
 
         updateConfigurationWithFlags(configuration, kotlinConfigurationFlags);