diff --git a/plugins/scripting/scripting-cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/asmBasedAnnotationsLoading.kt b/plugins/scripting/scripting-cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/asmBasedAnnotationsLoading.kt
index 485fcd73546..7610ddc0243 100644
--- a/plugins/scripting/scripting-cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/asmBasedAnnotationsLoading.kt
+++ b/plugins/scripting/scripting-cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/scripting/compiler/plugin/asmBasedAnnotationsLoading.kt
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ private class TemplateAnnotationVisitor(val anns: ArrayList<BinAnnData> = arrayL
 }
 
 private class TemplateClassVisitor(val annVisitor: TemplateAnnotationVisitor) : ClassVisitor(Opcodes.ASM5) {
-    override fun visitAnnotation(desc: String, visible: Boolean): AnnotationVisitor {
+    override fun visitAnnotation(desc: String, visible: Boolean): AnnotationVisitor? {
         val shortName = Type.getType(desc).internalName.substringAfterLast("/")
         if (shortName.startsWith("KotlinScript")) {
             annVisitor.anns.add(BinAnnData(shortName))
+            return annVisitor
         }
-        return annVisitor
+        return null
     }
 }