diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/SupertypeUtils.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/SupertypeUtils.kt
index 42e42baaba9..4a86a448df6 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/SupertypeUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/SupertypeUtils.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ fun createSubstitution(
     type: ConeClassLikeType,
     session: FirSession
 ): Map<FirTypeParameterSymbol, ConeKotlinType> {
-    val capturedOrType = session.typeContext.captureFromArguments(type, CaptureStatus.FOR_SUBTYPING) ?: type
+    val capturedOrType = session.typeContext.captureFromArguments(type, CaptureStatus.FROM_EXPRESSION) ?: type
     val typeArguments = (capturedOrType as ConeClassLikeType).typeArguments
     return typeParameters.zip(typeArguments) { typeParameter, typeArgument ->
         val typeParameterSymbol = typeParameter.symbol
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/substitution/Substitutors.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/substitution/Substitutors.kt
index c8e9ac4de75..9edad117219 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/substitution/Substitutors.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/substitution/Substitutors.kt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ data class ConeSubstitutorByMap(val substitution: Map<FirTypeParameterSymbol, Co
         val session = type.lookupTag.symbol.fir.session
         if (type.isUnsafeVarianceType(session)) {
             return session.inferenceComponents.approximator.approximateToSuperType(
-                result, TypeApproximatorConfiguration.SubtypeCapturedTypesApproximation
+                result, TypeApproximatorConfiguration.FinalApproximationAfterResolutionAndInference
             ) as? ConeKotlinType ?: result
         }
         return result
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/scopes/impl/FirClassSubstitutionScope.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/scopes/impl/FirClassSubstitutionScope.kt
index a6a768ad263..391902911dd 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/scopes/impl/FirClassSubstitutionScope.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/scopes/impl/FirClassSubstitutionScope.kt
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ class FirClassSubstitutionScope(
 
     private fun ConeKotlinType.approximateCapturedCovariant(): ConeKotlinType {
         return session.inferenceComponents.approximator.approximateToSuperType(
-            this, TypeApproximatorConfiguration.SubtypeCapturedTypesApproximation
+            this, TypeApproximatorConfiguration.FinalApproximationAfterResolutionAndInference
         ) as? ConeKotlinType ?: this
     }
 
     private fun ConeKotlinType.approximateCapturedContravariant(): ConeKotlinType {
         return session.inferenceComponents.approximator.approximateToSubType(
-            this, TypeApproximatorConfiguration.SubtypeCapturedTypesApproximation
+            this, TypeApproximatorConfiguration.FinalApproximationAfterResolutionAndInference
         ) as? ConeKotlinType ?: this
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/projectionsScope/typeParameterBounds.fir.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/projectionsScope/typeParameterBounds.fir.kt
index 54fd73a48fc..b7ec4f2145a 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/projectionsScope/typeParameterBounds.fir.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/generics/projectionsScope/typeParameterBounds.fir.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ fun foo2(a: A<out CharSequence>, b: A<in CharSequence>) {
     a.foo1(Out())
     a.foo1(Out<Nothing>())
 
-    a.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>foo2<!>(Inv())
+    a.foo2(Inv())
     a.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>foo2<!>(Inv<CharSequence>())
     a.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>foo2<!><Inv<CharSequence>>(Inv())
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fun foo2(a: A<out CharSequence>, b: A<in CharSequence>) {
     b.foo1(Out<CharSequence>())
     b.foo1<Out<CharSequence>>(Out())
 
-    b.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>foo2<!>(Inv())
+    b.foo2(Inv())
     b.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>foo2<!>(Inv<CharSequence>())
     b.<!INAPPLICABLE_CANDIDATE!>foo2<!><Inv<CharSequence>>(Inv())