diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
index 60de2b892de..e3734c2f4c8 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ private val jvmFilePhases = listOf(
     remapObjectFieldAccesses,
 
     anonymousObjectSuperConstructorPhase,
-    jvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsPhase,
+    jvmBuiltInsPhase,
 
     rangeContainsLoweringPhase,
     forLoopsPhase,
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmBuiltInsLowering.kt
similarity index 74%
rename from compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsLowering.kt
rename to compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmBuiltInsLowering.kt
index 487693fb370..4915fd91b50 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmBuiltInsLowering.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.lower
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.FileLoweringPass
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.IrElementTransformerVoidWithContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.phaser.makeIrFilePhase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.JvmBackendContext
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.createJvmIrBuilder
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.irArrayOf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.JvmTarget
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrCall
@@ -15,32 +18,45 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.IrExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.impl.IrCallImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSimpleFunctionSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.dump
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.fqNameForIrSerialization
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.render
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementTransformerVoid
 
-internal val jvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsPhase = makeIrFilePhase(
-    ::JvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsLowering,
-    name = "JvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsLowering",
-    description = "Use Java Standard Library implementations of built-ins"
+internal val jvmBuiltInsPhase = makeIrFilePhase(
+    ::JvmBuiltInsLowering,
+    name = "JvmBuiltInsLowering",
+    description = "JVM-specific implementations of some built-ins"
 )
 
-class JvmStandardLibraryBuiltInsLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass {
+class JvmBuiltInsLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass {
 
     override fun lower(irFile: IrFile) {
-        if (context.state.target < JvmTarget.JVM_1_8) return
-
-        val transformer = object : IrElementTransformerVoid() {
+        val transformer = object : IrElementTransformerVoidWithContext() {
             override fun visitCall(expression: IrCall): IrExpression {
                 expression.transformChildren(this, null)
 
-                val parentClass = expression.symbol.owner.parent.fqNameForIrSerialization.asString()
-                val functionName = expression.symbol.owner.name.asString()
-                jvm8builtInReplacements[parentClass to functionName]?.let { replacement ->
-                    return expression.replaceWithCallTo(replacement)
+                val callee = expression.symbol.owner
+
+                if (context.state.target >= JvmTarget.JVM_1_8) {
+                    val parentClassName = callee.parent.fqNameForIrSerialization.asString()
+                    val functionName = callee.name.asString()
+                    val jvm8Replacement = jvm8builtInReplacements[parentClassName to functionName]
+                    if (jvm8Replacement != null) {
+                        return expression.replaceWithCallTo(jvm8Replacement)
+                    }
                 }
 
-                return expression
+                return when {
+                    callee.isArrayOf() ->
+                        expression.getValueArgument(0)
+                            ?: throw AssertionError("Argument #0 expected: ${expression.dump()}")
+
+                    callee.isEmptyArray() ->
+                        context.createJvmIrBuilder(currentScope!!, expression).irArrayOf(expression.type)
+
+                    else ->
+                        expression
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/VarargLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/VarargLowering.kt
index 15d1a58201c..7667f287fa5 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/VarargLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/VarargLowering.kt
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.IrArrayBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.createJvmIrBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.irArray
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.irArrayOf
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.StandardNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.PrimitiveType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.StandardNames
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.UnsignedType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.UNDEFINED_OFFSET
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrClass
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrPackageFragment
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.expressions.*
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrFunctionSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.makeNotNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.capitalizeDecapitalize.toLowerCaseAsciiOnly
@@ -62,16 +61,7 @@ internal class VarargLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
             }
         }
 
-        return when {
-            // Lower `arrayOf` calls. When `isArrayOf` returns true we know that the function has exactly one
-            // vararg parameter. Meanwhile, the code above ensures that the corresponding argument is not null.
-            function.owner.isArrayOf() ->
-                expression.getValueArgument(0)!!
-            function.isEmptyArray ->
-                createBuilder(expression.startOffset, expression.endOffset).irArrayOf(expression.type)
-            else ->
-                expression
-        }
+        return expression
     }
 
     override fun visitVararg(expression: IrVararg): IrExpression =
@@ -99,11 +89,8 @@ internal class VarargLowering(val context: JvmBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass
     }
 
     private fun createBuilder(startOffset: Int = UNDEFINED_OFFSET, endOffset: Int = UNDEFINED_OFFSET) =
-        context.createJvmIrBuilder(currentScope!!.scope.scopeOwnerSymbol, startOffset, endOffset)
+        context.createJvmIrBuilder(currentScope!!, startOffset, endOffset)
 
-    private val IrFunctionSymbol.isEmptyArray: Boolean
-        get() = owner.name.asString() == "emptyArray" &&
-                (owner.parent as? IrPackageFragment)?.fqName == StandardNames.BUILT_INS_PACKAGE_FQ_NAME
 }
 
 internal val PRIMITIVE_ARRAY_OF_NAMES: Set<String> =
@@ -126,3 +113,6 @@ internal fun IrFunction.isArrayOf(): Boolean {
             valueParameters[0].isVararg
 }
 
+internal fun IrFunction.isEmptyArray(): Boolean =
+    name.asString() == "emptyArray" &&
+            (parent as? IrPackageFragment)?.fqName == StandardNames.BUILT_INS_PACKAGE_FQ_NAME
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