diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler-impl/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/resolve/LazyScriptDescriptor.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler-impl/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/resolve/LazyScriptDescriptor.kt
index 3faffabd65d..0313aca8b94 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler-impl/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/resolve/LazyScriptDescriptor.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler-impl/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/resolve/LazyScriptDescriptor.kt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import kotlin.script.experimental.api.*
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.GetScriptingClass
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.ScriptingHostConfiguration
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.getScriptingClass
+import kotlin.script.experimental.jvm.defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration
 
 
 class LazyScriptDescriptor(
@@ -119,8 +120,8 @@ class LazyScriptDescriptor(
     }
 
     private val scriptingHostConfiguration: () -> ScriptingHostConfiguration = resolveSession.storageManager.createLazyValue {
-        scriptCompilationConfiguration()[ScriptCompilationConfiguration.hostConfiguration]
-            ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("Expecting 'hostConfiguration' property in the script compilation configuration for the script ${scriptInfo.script.containingFile}")
+        // TODO: use platform-specific configuration by default instead
+        scriptCompilationConfiguration()[ScriptCompilationConfiguration.hostConfiguration] ?: defaultJvmScriptingHostConfiguration
     }
 
     private val scriptingClassGetter: () -> GetScriptingClass = resolveSession.storageManager.createLazyValue {