diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
index 6992ea7fe5a..c02d5c9845b 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/entrypoint/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmIrCodegenFactory.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ open class JvmIrCodegenFactory(
         val irProviders: List<IrProvider>,
         val extensions: JvmGeneratorExtensions,
         val backendExtension: JvmBackendExtension,
-        val pluginContext: IrPluginContext,
+        val pluginContext: IrPluginContext?,
         val notifyCodegenStart: () -> Unit
     ) : CodegenFactory.BackendInput
 
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ open class JvmIrCodegenFactory(
             psi2irContext.irBuiltIns,
             irLinker,
             messageLogger
-        )
-        if (pluginExtensions.isNotEmpty() && !ideCodegenSettings.shouldStubAndNotLinkUnboundSymbols) {
+        ).takeIf { !ideCodegenSettings.shouldStubAndNotLinkUnboundSymbols }
+        if (pluginExtensions.isNotEmpty() && pluginContext != null) {
             for (extension in pluginExtensions) {
                 if (psi2irContext.configuration.generateBodies ||
                     @OptIn(FirIncompatiblePluginAPI::class) extension.shouldAlsoBeAppliedInKaptStubGenerationMode
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/ir/IrBackendInput.kt b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/ir/IrBackendInput.kt
index 8b8f1985acd..0ca974a6999 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/ir/IrBackendInput.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/backend/ir/IrBackendInput.kt
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ sealed class IrBackendInput : ResultingArtifact.BackendInput<IrBackendInput>() {
             get() = backendInput.irModuleFragment
 
         override val irPluginContext: IrPluginContext
-            get() = backendInput.pluginContext
+            get() = backendInput.pluginContext!!
 
         override val diagnosticReporter: BaseDiagnosticsCollector
             get() = state.diagnosticReporter as BaseDiagnosticsCollector