diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt
index 361638f1e77..adc9ddb15fe 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package kotlin.script.experimental.api
 
 interface ScriptCompiler {
 
-    suspend fun compile(
+    suspend operator fun invoke(
         script: ScriptSource,
         scriptDefinition: ScriptDefinition,
         additionalConfiguration: ScriptCompileConfiguration? = null // overrides properties from definition and configurator.defaultConfiguration
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt
index 07c4b66d0b8..04f7f2bf9ba 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/BasicScriptingHost.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ abstract class BasicScriptingHost(
         environment: ScriptEvaluationEnvironment
     ): ResultWithDiagnostics<EvaluationResult> =
         runInCoroutineContext {
-            val compiled = compiler.compile(script, scriptDefinition, compileConfiguration)
+            val compiled = compiler(script, scriptDefinition, compileConfiguration)
             when (compiled) {
                 is ResultWithDiagnostics.Failure -> compiled
                 is ResultWithDiagnostics.Success -> {
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/jvmScriptCompilation.kt b/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/jvmScriptCompilation.kt
index 27ab6f8659e..ecaa8d47782 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/jvmScriptCompilation.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/jvm/src/kotlin/script/experimental/jvm/jvmScriptCompilation.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ open class JvmScriptCompiler(
     val cache: CompiledJvmScriptsCache
 ) : ScriptCompiler {
 
-    override suspend fun compile(
+    override suspend operator fun invoke(
         script: ScriptSource,
         scriptDefinition: ScriptDefinition,
         additionalConfiguration: ScriptCompileConfiguration?