diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/evaluate/ConstantExpressionEvaluator.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/evaluate/ConstantExpressionEvaluator.kt
index 3424f0b1cef..4be229843e9 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/evaluate/ConstantExpressionEvaluator.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/evaluate/ConstantExpressionEvaluator.kt
@@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ class ConstantExpressionEvaluator(
 
         if (!UnsignedTypes.isUnsignedType(constantType)) return
 
-
         with(ExperimentalUsageChecker) {
             val descriptor = constantType.constructor.declarationDescriptor ?: return
             val experimentalities = descriptor.loadExperimentalities(moduleAnnotationsResolver, languageVersionSettings)
@@ -986,6 +985,15 @@ private class ConstantExpressionEvaluatorVisitor(
         parameters: CompileTimeConstant.Parameters,
         expectedType: KotlinType
     ): CompileTimeConstant<*>? {
+        if (parameters.isUnsignedNumberLiteral &&
+            !checkAccessibilityOfUnsignedTypes(
+                constantExpressionEvaluator.module,
+                constantExpressionEvaluator.languageVersionSettings
+            )
+        ) {
+            return UnsignedErrorValueTypeConstant(value, parameters)
+        }
+
         if (parameters.isUnsignedLongNumberLiteral) {
             return ULongValue(value).wrap(parameters)
         }
@@ -1013,6 +1021,13 @@ private class ConstantExpressionEvaluatorVisitor(
         }.wrap(parameters)
     }
 
+    private fun checkAccessibilityOfUnsignedTypes(module: ModuleDescriptor, languageVersionSettings: LanguageVersionSettings): Boolean {
+        val uInt = module.findClassAcrossModuleDependencies(KotlinBuiltIns.FQ_NAMES.uInt) ?: return false
+        val accessibility = uInt.checkSinceKotlinVersionAccessibility(languageVersionSettings)
+        // Case `NotAccessibleButWasExperimental` will be checked later in `checkExperimentalityOfConstantLiteral`
+        return accessibility is SinceKotlinAccessibility.Accessible
+    }
+
     private fun <T> ConstantValue<T>.wrap(parameters: CompileTimeConstant.Parameters): TypedCompileTimeConstant<T> =
         TypedCompileTimeConstant(this, constantExpressionEvaluator.module, parameters)
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d3996077681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// !API_VERSION: 1.2
+
+val a = <!UNSIGNED_LITERAL_WITHOUT_DECLARATIONS_ON_CLASSPATH!>0u<!>
+val b = <!UNSIGNED_LITERAL_WITHOUT_DECLARATIONS_ON_CLASSPATH!>1uL<!>
+
+fun foo(<!UNUSED_PARAMETER!>u<!>: <!UNRESOLVED_REFERENCE!>UInt<!>) {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.txt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..142c044bbd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package
+
+public val a: [ERROR : Type cannot be resolved. Please make sure you have the required dependencies for unsigned types in the classpath]
+public val b: [ERROR : Type cannot be resolved. Please make sure you have the required dependencies for unsigned types in the classpath]
+public fun foo(/*0*/ u: [ERROR : UInt]): kotlin.Unit
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithUnsignedTypesGenerated.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithUnsignedTypesGenerated.java
index cd34b4f573a..2f33fd8457b 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithUnsignedTypesGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/checkers/DiagnosticsWithUnsignedTypesGenerated.java
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ public class DiagnosticsWithUnsignedTypesGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosticsWi
         runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsInsideConstVals.kt");
     }
 
+    @TestMetadata("unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.kt")
+    public void testUnsignedLiteralsOn1_2() throws Exception {
+        runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOn1_2.kt");
+    }
+
     @TestMetadata("unsignedLiteralsOverflowSignedBorder.kt")
     public void testUnsignedLiteralsOverflowSignedBorder() throws Exception {
         runTest("compiler/testData/diagnostics/testsWithUnsignedTypes/unsignedLiteralsOverflowSignedBorder.kt");
diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/CompileTimeConstant.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/CompileTimeConstant.kt
index 7b8271acc91..2cd9ecc7b58 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/CompileTimeConstant.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/constants/CompileTimeConstant.kt
@@ -93,11 +93,7 @@ fun createIntegerValueTypeConstant(
     module: ModuleDescriptor,
     parameters: CompileTimeConstant.Parameters
 ): CompileTimeConstant<*> {
-    return if (parameters.isUnsignedNumberLiteral && !hasUnsignedTypesInModuleDependencies(module)) {
-        UnsignedErrorValueTypeConstant(value, parameters)
-    } else {
-        IntegerValueTypeConstant(value, module, parameters)
-    }
+    return IntegerValueTypeConstant(value, module, parameters)
 }
 
 fun hasUnsignedTypesInModuleDependencies(module: ModuleDescriptor): Boolean {