diff --git a/compiler/config.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/JvmTarget.kt b/compiler/config.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/JvmTarget.kt
index 28dd3296a6a..e9f61674f66 100644
--- a/compiler/config.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/JvmTarget.kt
+++ b/compiler/config.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/JvmTarget.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.config
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.platform.TargetPlatformVersion
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes
 
-enum class JvmTarget(override val description: String) : TargetPlatformVersion {
+enum class JvmTarget(
+    override val description: String,
+    val descriptionForJavacArgument: String = description,
+    val isPreview: Boolean = false,
+) : TargetPlatformVersion {
     JVM_1_6("1.6"),
     JVM_1_8("1.8"),
     JVM_9("9"),
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ enum class JvmTarget(override val description: String) : TargetPlatformVersion {
     JVM_13("13"),
     JVM_14("14"),
     JVM_15("15"),
-    JVM_15_PREVIEW("15_PREVIEW"),
+    JVM_15_PREVIEW("15_PREVIEW", descriptionForJavacArgument = "15", isPreview = true),
     ;
 
     val bytecodeVersion: Int by lazy {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentPropertyOverride.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentPropertyOverride.kt
index 2752ede043d..894b37db7cf 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentPropertyOverride.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentPropertyOverride.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// JVM_TARGET: 15_PREVIEW
 // FILE: MyRec.java
 public record MyRec(String name) implements KI {
     public String getName() {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentSyntheticProperty.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentSyntheticProperty.kt
index 80b39f384aa..8b68537f4aa 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentSyntheticProperty.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordDifferentSyntheticProperty.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// JVM_TARGET: 15_PREVIEW
 // FILE: MyRec.java
 public record MyRec(String name) {
     public String getName() {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordPropertyAccess.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordPropertyAccess.kt
index 05939f3dea5..8b10b44304a 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordPropertyAccess.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/java15/box/records/recordPropertyAccess.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// JVM_TARGET: 15_PREVIEW
 // FILE: MyRec.java
 public record MyRec(String name) {}
 
@@ -7,4 +8,4 @@ fun box(): String {
     if (r.name() != "OK") return "fail 1"
 
     return r.name
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodegenTest.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodegenTest.kt
index e53093e5d2e..50855f28539 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodegenTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodegenTest.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.output.writeAll
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.forTestCompile.ForTestCompileRuntime
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.kotlin.PackagePartClassUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.ConfigurationKind
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.KotlinTestUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TestJdkKind
@@ -36,7 +35,9 @@ abstract class AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodegenTest : AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTes
     }
 
     override fun runJavacTask(files: MutableCollection<File>, options: List<String>) {
-        KotlinTestUtils.compileJavaFilesExternally(files, options + getAdditionalJavacArgs(), getJdkHome())
+        assert(KotlinTestUtils.compileJavaFilesExternally(files, options, getJdkHome())) {
+            "Javac failed: $options on $files"
+        }
     }
 
     override fun getTestJdkKind(files: List<TestFile>): TestJdkKind {
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ abstract class AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodegenTest : AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTes
     abstract fun getTestJdkKind(): TestJdkKind
     abstract fun getJdkHome(): File
 
-    open fun getAdditionalJavacArgs(): List<String> = emptyList()
     open fun getAdditionalJvmArgs(): List<String> = emptyList()
 
     abstract override fun getPrefix(): String
@@ -78,4 +78,4 @@ abstract class AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodegenTest : AbstractBlackBoxCodegenTes
         process.waitFor(1, TimeUnit.MINUTES)
         assertEquals(0, process.exitValue())
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractJdk15BlackBoxCodegenTest.kt b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractJdk15BlackBoxCodegenTest.kt
index b46c6b1f3cd..ade7bd2b4b8 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractJdk15BlackBoxCodegenTest.kt
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/AbstractJdk15BlackBoxCodegenTest.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen
 
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm.compiler.ADDITIONAL_JAVAC_ARGS_FOR_15
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.KotlinTestUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.test.TestJdkKind
 import java.io.File
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ abstract class AbstractJdk15BlackBoxCodegenTest : AbstractCustomJDKBlackBoxCodeg
     override fun getJdkHome(): File = KotlinTestUtils.getJdk15Home()
     override fun getPrefix(): String = "java15/box"
 
-    override fun getAdditionalJavacArgs(): List<String> = ADDITIONAL_JAVAC_ARGS_FOR_15
     override fun getAdditionalJvmArgs(): List<String> = listOf("--enable-preview")
 
     override fun verifyWithDex(): Boolean = false
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
index 60072773ce9..5c46f1b1baf 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/CodegenTestCase.java
@@ -556,6 +556,14 @@ public abstract class CodegenTestCase extends KotlinBaseTest<KotlinBaseTest.Test
         for (TestFile file : files) {
             javacOptions.addAll(InTextDirectivesUtils.findListWithPrefixes(file.content, "// JAVAC_OPTIONS:"));
         }
+
+        if (kotlinTarget != null && kotlinTarget.isPreview()) {
+            javacOptions.add("--release");
+            javacOptions.add(kotlinTarget.getDescriptionForJavacArgument());
+            javacOptions.add("--enable-preview");
+            return javacOptions;
+        }
+
         String javaTarget = computeJavaTarget(javacOptions, kotlinTarget);
         if (javaTarget != null) {
             javacOptions.add("-source");
@@ -574,7 +582,7 @@ public abstract class CodegenTestCase extends KotlinBaseTest<KotlinBaseTest.Test
         if (JAVA_COMPILATION_TARGET != null && !javacOptions.contains("-target"))
             return JAVA_COMPILATION_TARGET;
         if (kotlinTarget != null && kotlinTarget.compareTo(JvmTarget.JVM_1_6) > 0)
-            return kotlinTarget.getDescription();
+            return kotlinTarget.getDescriptionForJavacArgument();
         if (IS_SOURCE_6_STILL_SUPPORTED)
             return "1.6";
         return null;