diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/test/commonUtil.kt b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/test/commonUtil.kt
index e8a04c61a0f..8c151e22a16 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/test/commonUtil.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm-host-test/test/kotlin/script/experimental/jvmhost/test/commonUtil.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ internal fun <R> withTempDir(keyName: String = "tmp", body: (File) -> R) {
 }
 
 fun expectTestToFailOnK2(test: () -> Unit) {
-    val isK2 = System.getProperty(SCRIPT_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY)?.contains("-language-version 2.0") == true
+    val isK2 = System.getProperty(SCRIPT_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY)?.contains("-language-version 1.9") != true
     var testFailure: Throwable? = null
     try {
         test()
diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt
index 4e74bb233a2..5938649900e 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/testUtil.kt
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ fun CompilerConfiguration.updateWithBaseCompilerArguments() {
 }
 
 fun expectTestToFailOnK2(test: () -> Unit) {
-    val isK2 = System.getProperty(SCRIPT_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY)?.contains("-language-version 2.0") == true ||
-            System.getProperty(SCRIPT_TEST_BASE_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_PROPERTY)?.contains("-language-version 2.0") == true
+    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
     var testFailure: Throwable? = null
     try {
         test()