diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e77afb094f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2017 JetBrains s.r.o.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.model
+
+import com.intellij.util.xmlb.XmlSerializer
+import org.jdom.Element
+import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsProject
+import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.JpsProjectExtensionSerializer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.CommonCompilerArguments
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants
+
+abstract class BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer<T : Any>(
+        componentName: String,
+        private val settingsFactory: () -> T
+): JpsProjectExtensionSerializer(SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE, componentName) {
+    protected abstract fun onLoad(project: JpsProject, settings: T)
+
+    override fun loadExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
+        val settings = settingsFactory().apply {
+            if (this is CommonCompilerArguments) {
+                freeArgs = ArrayList()
+            }
+        }
+        XmlSerializer.deserializeInto(settings, componentTag)
+        onLoad(project, settings)
+    }
+
+    override fun saveExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JsCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JsCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
index f8283134768..51a50843a4c 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JsCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JsCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
@@ -16,22 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.model
 
-import com.intellij.util.xmlb.XmlSerializer
-import org.jdom.Element
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsProject
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.JpsProjectExtensionSerializer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JSCompilerArguments
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_TO_JS_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.JpsKotlinCompilerSettings
 
-internal class Kotlin2JsCompilerArgumentsSerializer : JpsProjectExtensionSerializer(KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE,
-                                                                                    KOTLIN_TO_JS_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION) {
-    override fun loadExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-        val settings = XmlSerializer.deserialize(componentTag, K2JSCompilerArguments::class.java)
+internal class Kotlin2JsCompilerArgumentsSerializer : BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer<K2JSCompilerArguments>(
+        KOTLIN_TO_JS_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION, ::K2JSCompilerArguments
+) {
+    override fun onLoad(project: JpsProject, settings: K2JSCompilerArguments) {
         JpsKotlinCompilerSettings.setK2JsCompilerArguments(project, settings)
     }
-
-    override fun saveExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-    }
 }
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JvmCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JvmCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
index 4c527f14c88..5f6b0886aec 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JvmCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/Kotlin2JvmCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
@@ -16,24 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.model
 
-import com.intellij.util.xmlb.XmlSerializer
-import org.jdom.Element
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsProject
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.JpsProjectExtensionSerializer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_TO_JVM_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.JpsKotlinCompilerSettings
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_TO_JVM_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION
-
-internal class Kotlin2JvmCompilerArgumentsSerializer : JpsProjectExtensionSerializer(KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE,
-                                                                                     KOTLIN_TO_JVM_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION) {
-
-    override fun loadExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-        val settings = XmlSerializer.deserialize(componentTag, K2JVMCompilerArguments::class.java)
+internal class Kotlin2JvmCompilerArgumentsSerializer : BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer<K2JVMCompilerArguments>(
+        KOTLIN_TO_JVM_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION, ::K2JVMCompilerArguments
+) {
+    override fun onLoad(project: JpsProject, settings: K2JVMCompilerArguments) {
         JpsKotlinCompilerSettings.setK2JvmCompilerArguments(project, settings)
     }
-
-    override fun saveExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-    }
 }
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCommonCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCommonCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
index db41132e1ba..230fb208610 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCommonCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCommonCompilerArgumentsSerializer.kt
@@ -17,26 +17,18 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.model
 
 import com.intellij.util.text.VersionComparatorUtil
-import com.intellij.util.xmlb.XmlSerializer
-import org.jdom.Element
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsProject
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.JpsProjectExtensionSerializer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.CommonCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMMON_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.JpsKotlinCompilerSettings
 
-internal class KotlinCommonCompilerArgumentsSerializer : JpsProjectExtensionSerializer(KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE,
-                                                                                       KOTLIN_COMMON_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION) {
-
-    override fun loadExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-        val settings = XmlSerializer.deserialize(componentTag, CommonCompilerArguments.DummyImpl::class.java)
+internal class KotlinCommonCompilerArgumentsSerializer : BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer<CommonCompilerArguments.DummyImpl>(
+        KOTLIN_COMMON_COMPILER_ARGUMENTS_SECTION, CommonCompilerArguments::DummyImpl
+) {
+    override fun onLoad(project: JpsProject, settings: CommonCompilerArguments.DummyImpl) {
         if (VersionComparatorUtil.compare(settings.languageVersion, settings.apiVersion) < 0) {
             settings.apiVersion = settings.languageVersion
         }
         JpsKotlinCompilerSettings.setCommonCompilerArguments(project, settings)
     }
-
-    override fun saveExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-    }
 }
diff --git a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCompilerSettingsSerializer.kt b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCompilerSettingsSerializer.kt
index 71e3475bd2f..b22da528c70 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCompilerSettingsSerializer.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/model/KotlinCompilerSettingsSerializer.kt
@@ -16,24 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.model
 
-import com.intellij.util.xmlb.XmlSerializer
-import org.jdom.Element
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsProject
-import org.jetbrains.jps.model.serialization.JpsProjectExtensionSerializer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CompilerSettings
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_SECTION
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.jps.JpsKotlinCompilerSettings
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.SettingConstants.KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_SECTION
-
-internal class KotlinCompilerSettingsSerializer : JpsProjectExtensionSerializer(KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_FILE,
-                                                                                KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_SECTION) {
-
-    override fun loadExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-        val settings = XmlSerializer.deserialize(componentTag, CompilerSettings::class.java)
+internal class KotlinCompilerSettingsSerializer : BaseJpsCompilerSettingsSerializer<CompilerSettings>(
+        KOTLIN_COMPILER_SETTINGS_SECTION, ::CompilerSettings
+) {
+    override fun onLoad(project: JpsProject, settings: CompilerSettings) {
         JpsKotlinCompilerSettings.setCompilerSettings(project, settings)
     }
-
-    override fun saveExtension(project: JpsProject, componentTag: Element) {
-    }
 }