diff --git a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatform.kt b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatform.kt
index 18c341d2f5b..00abe124cbd 100644
--- a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatform.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatform.kt
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.CommonCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.TargetPlatformVersion
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.DescriptionAware
 
-abstract class IdePlatform<Kind : IdePlatformKind<Kind>, Arguments : CommonCompilerArguments> {
+abstract class IdePlatform<Kind : IdePlatformKind<Kind>, Arguments : CommonCompilerArguments> : DescriptionAware {
     abstract val kind: Kind
     abstract val version: TargetPlatformVersion
 
     abstract fun createArguments(init: Arguments.() -> Unit = {}): Arguments
 
-    val description
+    override val description
         get() = kind.name + " " + version.description
 
     override fun toString() = description
diff --git a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatformKind.kt b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatformKind.kt
index a22ddd36636..a0cb990fa63 100644
--- a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatformKind.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/platform/IdePlatformKind.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ abstract class IdePlatformKind<Kind : IdePlatformKind<Kind>> {
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean = javaClass == other?.javaClass
     override fun hashCode(): Int = javaClass.hashCode()
 
+    override fun toString() = name
+
     companion object {
         // We can't use the ApplicationExtensionDescriptor class directly because it's missing in the JPS process
         private val extension = ApplicationManager.getApplication()?.let {