diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ForConversion.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ForConversion.kt
index 80846950fa0..3cb5f5afa21 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ForConversion.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/conversions/ForConversion.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ForConversion(private val context: ConversionContext) : RecursiveApplicabl
         val whileBody = createWhileBody(loopStatement)
         val condition =
             if (loopStatement.condition !is JKStubExpression) loopStatement::condition.detached()
-            else JKKtLiteralExpressionImpl("true", JKLiteralExpression.LiteralType.BOOLEAN)
+            else JKBooleanLiteral(true)
         val whileStatement = JKWhileStatementImpl(condition, whileBody)
 
         if (loopStatement.initializer is JKEmptyStatement) return whileStatement