diff --git a/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/builders/LanguageVersionSettingsBuilder.kt b/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/builders/LanguageVersionSettingsBuilder.kt
index 5a5a82f40e1..0a3431a696c 100644
--- a/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/builders/LanguageVersionSettingsBuilder.kt
+++ b/compiler/test-infrastructure/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/builders/LanguageVersionSettingsBuilder.kt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class LanguageVersionSettingsBuilder {
             analysisFlag(JvmAnalysisFlags.inheritMultifileParts, trueOrNull(LanguageSettingsDirectives.INHERIT_MULTIFILE_PARTS in directives)),
             analysisFlag(JvmAnalysisFlags.sanitizeParentheses, trueOrNull(LanguageSettingsDirectives.SANITIZE_PARENTHESES in directives)),
             analysisFlag(JvmAnalysisFlags.enableJvmPreview, trueOrNull(LanguageSettingsDirectives.ENABLE_JVM_PREVIEW in directives)),
-            analysisFlag(JvmAnalysisFlags.useIR, targetBackend == TargetBackend.JVM_IR || targetBackend == null),
+            analysisFlag(JvmAnalysisFlags.useIR, targetBackend?.isIR != false),
 
             analysisFlag(AnalysisFlags.explicitApiVersion, trueOrNull(apiVersion != null)),
         )