diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/tower/FirInvokeResolveTowerExtension.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/tower/FirInvokeResolveTowerExtension.kt
index dacac5e204b..52a0c932869 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/tower/FirInvokeResolveTowerExtension.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/calls/tower/FirInvokeResolveTowerExtension.kt
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ internal class FirInvokeResolveTowerExtension(
             val invokeReceiverExpression =
                 components.createExplicitReceiverForInvoke(
                     invokeReceiverCandidate, info, invokeBuiltinExtensionMode, extensionReceiverExpression
-                )
+                ) ?: continue
 
             val invokeFunctionInfo =
                 info.copy(
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ private fun BodyResolveComponents.createExplicitReceiverForInvoke(
     info: CallInfo,
     invokeBuiltinExtensionMode: Boolean,
     extensionReceiverExpression: FirExpression
-): FirExpression {
+): FirExpression? {
     return when (val symbol = candidate.symbol) {
         is FirCallableSymbol<*> -> createExplicitReceiverForInvokeByCallable(
             candidate, info, invokeBuiltinExtensionMode, extensionReceiverExpression, symbol
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ private fun BodyResolveComponents.createExplicitReceiverForInvoke(
         )
         is FirTypeAliasSymbol -> {
             val type = symbol.fir.expandedTypeRef.coneTypeUnsafe<ConeClassLikeType>().fullyExpandedType(session)
-            val expansionRegularClassSymbol = type.lookupTag.toSymbolOrError(session)
+            val expansionRegularClassSymbol = type.lookupTag.toSymbol(session) ?: return null
             buildResolvedQualifierForClass(expansionRegularClassSymbol, sourceElement = symbol.fir.source)
         }
         else -> throw AssertionError()
diff --git a/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.args b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.args
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c0f0286857f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.args
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+$TESTDATA_DIR$/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.kt
+-language-version
+2.0
+-d
+$TEMP_DIR$
+-no-jdk
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.kt b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c91aab85aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+fun main() {
+    throw NullPointerException()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.out b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4799647102f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.out
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+warning: language version 2.0 is experimental, there are no backwards compatibility guarantees for new language and library features
+compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.kt:2:11: error: unresolved reference: NullPointerException
+    throw NullPointerException()
+          ^
+compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.kt:2:11: error: type mismatch: inferred type is ERROR CLASS: Unresolved name: NullPointerException but kotlin/Throwable was expected
+    throw NullPointerException()
+          ^
+COMPILATION_ERROR
diff --git a/compiler/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliTestGenerated.java
index b63b6c9daca..819002b2c72 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliTestGenerated.java
@@ -525,6 +525,11 @@ public class CliTestGenerated extends AbstractCliTest {
             runTest("compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firErrorOnLastLineNoEol.args");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.args")
+        public void testFirFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firFriendlyErrorIfNoJdkOptionIsSet.args");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("firHello.args")
         public void testFirHello() throws Exception {
             runTest("compiler/testData/cli/jvm/firHello.args");