diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLoweringPhases.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLoweringPhases.kt
index c00e2df7f8c..79777645270 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLoweringPhases.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLoweringPhases.kt
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ private val validateIrAfterLowering = makeCustomPhase(
 )
 
 private val validateJvmIrAfterLowering = makeCustomPhase<JvmBackendContext>(
-    { _, module -> validateJvmIr(module) },
+    { context, module -> validateJvmIr(context, module) },
     name = "ValidateJvmIrAfterLowering",
     description = "Validate that IR after lowering is correctly structured by Kotlin JVM rules"
 )
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/irValidation.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/irValidation.kt
index 1af8ca61521..20218950907 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/irValidation.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/irValidation.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ private fun checkAllFileLevelDeclarationsAreClasses(module: IrModuleFragment) {
     })
 }
 
-fun validateJvmIr(module: IrModuleFragment) {
+fun validateJvmIr(context: JvmBackendContext, module: IrModuleFragment) {
+    if (!context.config.shouldValidateIr) return
+
     checkAllFileLevelDeclarationsAreClasses(module)
     val validator = object : IrElementVisitorVoid {
         override fun visitElement(element: IrElement) {