diff --git a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt
index 88cc0a8724b..94c6d4d4311 100644
--- a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/impl/JvmIdePlatformKind.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
  */
 
 @file:JvmName("JvmIdePlatformUtil")
+
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform.impl
 
+import com.intellij.util.text.VersionComparatorUtil
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.CommonCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JvmTarget
@@ -18,7 +20,9 @@ object JvmIdePlatformKind : IdePlatformKind<JvmIdePlatformKind>() {
     override fun platformByCompilerArguments(arguments: CommonCompilerArguments): IdePlatform<JvmIdePlatformKind, CommonCompilerArguments>? {
         return if (arguments is K2JVMCompilerArguments) {
             val jvmTarget = arguments.jvmTarget ?: JvmTarget.DEFAULT.description
-            JvmIdePlatformKind.platforms.firstOrNull { it.version.description >= jvmTarget }
+            platforms.firstOrNull { platform ->
+                VersionComparatorUtil.COMPARATOR.compare(platform.version.description, jvmTarget) >= 0
+            }
         } else null
     }