diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt
index 86cbc2162e2..f5e8c715113 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/boxAgainstJava/ieee754/explicitEqualsCallNull.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 // !LANGUAGE: -ThrowNpeOnExplicitEqualsForBoxedNull
+// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
+// ^ ThrowNpeOnExplicitEqualsForBoxedNull is introduced in 1.2.
 // FILE: JavaClass.java
 
 public class JavaClass {