diff --git a/core/descriptors.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/header/ReadKotlinClassHeaderAnnotationVisitor.java b/core/descriptors.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/header/ReadKotlinClassHeaderAnnotationVisitor.java
index 3cb3c74b6db..85cfc82d1d2 100644
--- a/core/descriptors.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/header/ReadKotlinClassHeaderAnnotationVisitor.java
+++ b/core/descriptors.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/header/ReadKotlinClassHeaderAnnotationVisitor.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class ReadKotlinClassHeaderAnnotationVisitor implements AnnotationVisitor
         return new KotlinClassHeader(
                 headerKind,
                 metadataVersion,
-                bytecodeVersion != null ? bytecodeVersion : JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INVALID_VERSION,
+                bytecodeVersion != null ? bytecodeVersion : JvmBytecodeBinaryVersion.INSTANCE,
                 data,
                 incompatibleData,
                 strings,