diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt
index e8a83f368a3..f2d2cd1776a 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/facet/facetUtils.kt
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fun KotlinFacetSettings.initializeIfNeeded(
         apiLevel = if (useProjectSettings) {
             LanguageVersion.fromVersionString(commonArguments.apiVersion) ?: languageLevel
         } else {
-            languageLevel!!.coerceAtMost(
+            languageLevel?.coerceAtMost(
                 getLibraryLanguageLevel(
                     module,
                     rootModel,