diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
index 2b040cfd2cc..5c5b033c572 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/ScriptingCompilerPluginTest.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.compiler.plugin.CompilerPluginRegistrar
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.compiler.plugin.ComponentRegistrar
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerConfiguration
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JVMConfigurationKeys
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.SCRIPT_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.reporter
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.compiler.plugin.impl.updateWithCompilerOptions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.scripting.configuration.ScriptingConfigurationKeys
@@ -102,7 +103,8 @@ class ScriptingCompilerPluginTest : TestCase() {
         )
     }
 
-    fun testLazyScriptDefinitionDiscovery() {
+    // muted, see KT-61490
+    fun testLazyScriptDefinitionDiscovery() = expectTestToFailOnK2 {
 
         withTempDir { tmpdir ->
             withDisposable { disposable ->
@@ -198,11 +200,15 @@ class ScriptingCompilerPluginTest : TestCase() {
                     "Failed to compile scripts:\n$messageCollector"
                 }
 
+                val isK2 = System.getProperty(SCRIPT_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY)?.contains("-language-version 1.9") != true &&
+                        System.getProperty(SCRIPT_TEST_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY)?.contains("-language-version 1.9") != true
+
                 val cp = (runtimeClasspath + scriptingClasspath + defsOut).joinToString(File.pathSeparator)
                 val exitCode = K2JVMCompiler().exec(
                     System.err,
                     "-cp", cp, *(scriptFiles.toTypedArray()), "-d", scriptsOut2.canonicalPath, "-Xallow-any-scripts-in-source-roots",
-                    "-Xuse-fir-lt=false"
+                    "-Xuse-fir-lt=false",
+                    "-language-version", if (isK2) "2.0" else "1.9"
                 )
 
                 Assert.assertEquals(ExitCode.OK, exitCode)