diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt
index f0684959715..149d2892054 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class KotlinCoreEnvironment private constructor(
                 configuration.get(CLIConfigurationKeys.INTELLIJ_PLUGIN_ROOT)?.let(::File)
                     ?: PathUtil.getResourcePathForClass(this::class.java).takeIf { it.hasConfigFile(configFilePath) }
                     // hack for load extensions when compiler run directly from project directory (e.g. in tests)
-                    ?: File("idea/src").takeIf { it.hasConfigFile(configFilePath) }
+                    ?: File("idea/resources").takeIf { it.hasConfigFile(configFilePath) }
                     ?: throw IllegalStateException(
                         "Unable to find extension point configuration $configFilePath " +
                                 "(cp:\n  ${(Thread.currentThread().contextClassLoader as? UrlClassLoader)?.urls?.joinToString("\n  ") { it.file }})"