diff --git a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/CompilerSettings.kt b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/CompilerSettings.kt
index 89abfd326c0..71dfa5f05d6 100644
--- a/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/CompilerSettings.kt
+++ b/jps/jps-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/config/CompilerSettings.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class CompilerSettings : Freezable() {
     var outputDirectoryForJsLibraryFiles: String by FreezableVar(DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY)
 
     companion object {
-        val DEFAULT_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS = "-version"
+        val DEFAULT_ADDITIONAL_ARGUMENTS = ""
         private val DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY = "lib"
     }
 }