diff --git a/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimple.args b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimple.args
index 146f285fac8..43e20ac9e94 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimple.args
+++ b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimple.args
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ $TEMP_DIR$
 -Xplugin
 dist/kotlinc/lib/android-compiler-plugin.jar
 -P
-plugin:org.jetbrains.kotlin.android:androidManifest=$TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/AndroidManifest.xml
+plugin\:org.jetbrains.kotlin.android\:androidManifest=$TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/AndroidManifest.xml
 -P
-plugin:org.jetbrains.kotlin.android:androidRes=$TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/res
+plugin\:org.jetbrains.kotlin.android\:androidRes=$TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/res
 $TESTDATA_DIR$/pluginSimple.kt
 $TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/androidApp.kt
 $TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/androidView.kt
diff --git a/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimpleUsage.args b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimpleUsage.args
index 0685954258a..5c4711fd65a 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimpleUsage.args
+++ b/compiler/testData/cli/jvm/pluginSimpleUsage.args
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ $TEMP_DIR$
 -Xplugin
 dist/kotlinc/lib/android-compiler-plugin.jar
 -P
-plugin:org.jetbrains.kotlin.android:androidManifest=$TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/AndroidManifest.xml
+plugin\:org.jetbrains.kotlin.android\:androidManifest=$TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/AndroidManifest.xml
 $TESTDATA_DIR$/pluginSimple.kt
 $TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/androidApp.kt
 $TESTDATA_DIR$/androidPlugin/androidView.kt
diff --git a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliBaseTest.java b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliBaseTest.java
index a0fbd5aca4b..05cd5462880 100644
--- a/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliBaseTest.java
+++ b/compiler/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/CliBaseTest.java
@@ -100,8 +100,13 @@ public class CliBaseTest {
                 if (arg.isEmpty()) {
                     return null;
                 }
-                return arg
+                // Do not replace : after \ (used in compiler plugin tests)
+                String argsWithColonsReplaced = arg
+                        .replace("\\:", "$COLON$")
                         .replace(":", File.pathSeparator)
+                        .replace("$COLON$", ":");
+
+                return argsWithColonsReplaced
                         .replace("$TEMP_DIR$", tempDir)
                         .replace("$TESTDATA_DIR$", testDataDir);
             }