diff --git a/analysis/analysis-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/fir/annotations/firAnnotationUtils.kt b/analysis/analysis-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/fir/annotations/firAnnotationUtils.kt
index d2f2633e30c..270b9d12340 100644
--- a/analysis/analysis-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/fir/annotations/firAnnotationUtils.kt
+++ b/analysis/analysis-api-fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/api/fir/annotations/firAnnotationUtils.kt
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ private fun <T> FirAnnotation.findFromRawArguments(expectedEnumClass: ClassId, t
 
     if (this@findFromRawArguments is FirAnnotationCall) {
         for (arg in argumentList.arguments) {
-            arg.unwrapAndFlattenArgument().forEach(::addIfMatching)
+            arg.unwrapAndFlattenArgument(flattenArrays = true).forEach(::addIfMatching)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/FirAnnotationHelpers.kt b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/FirAnnotationHelpers.kt
index d328a85fbbc..45396d779b8 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/FirAnnotationHelpers.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/checkers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/analysis/checkers/FirAnnotationHelpers.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fun FirRegularClass.getAllowedAnnotationTargets(session: FirSession): Set<Kotlin
 fun FirClassLikeSymbol<*>.getAllowedAnnotationTargets(session: FirSession): Set<KotlinTarget> {
     lazyResolveToPhase(FirResolvePhase.ANNOTATION_ARGUMENTS)
     val targetAnnotation = getTargetAnnotation(session) ?: return defaultAnnotationTargets
-    val arguments = targetAnnotation.findArgumentByName(ParameterNames.targetAllowedTargets)?.unwrapAndFlattenArgument().orEmpty()
+    val arguments = targetAnnotation.findArgumentByName(ParameterNames.targetAllowedTargets)?.unwrapAndFlattenArgument(flattenArrays = true).orEmpty()
 
     return arguments.mapNotNullTo(mutableSetOf()) { argument ->
         val targetExpression = argument as? FirQualifiedAccessExpression
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ fun FirClassLikeSymbol<*>.getTargetAnnotation(session: FirSession): FirAnnotatio
 }
 
 fun FirExpression.extractClassesFromArgument(session: FirSession): List<FirRegularClassSymbol> {
-    return unwrapAndFlattenArgument().mapNotNull {
+    return unwrapAndFlattenArgument(flattenArrays = true).mapNotNull {
         it.extractClassFromArgument(session)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt b/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt
index bc9df29af64..583c937c543 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/providers/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/declarations/FirAnnotationUtils.kt
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ private fun FirAnnotation.findUseSiteTargets(): Set<AnnotationUseSiteTarget> = b
 
     if (this@findUseSiteTargets is FirAnnotationCall) {
         for (arg in argumentList.arguments) {
-            arg.unwrapAndFlattenArgument().forEach(::addIfMatching)
+            arg.unwrapAndFlattenArgument(flattenArrays = true).forEach(::addIfMatching)
         }
     } else {
         argumentMapping.mapping[StandardClassIds.Annotations.ParameterNames.targetAllowedTargets]
-            ?.unwrapAndFlattenArgument()
+            ?.unwrapAndFlattenArgument(flattenArrays = true)
             ?.forEach(::addIfMatching)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/expressions/FirExpressionUtil.kt b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/expressions/FirExpressionUtil.kt
index 17a8d1c0621..e6cf83026cb 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/expressions/FirExpressionUtil.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/expressions/FirExpressionUtil.kt
@@ -122,12 +122,18 @@ fun <T : FirStatement> FirBlock.replaceFirstStatement(factory: (T) -> FirStateme
 
 fun FirExpression.unwrapArgument(): FirExpression = (this as? FirWrappedArgumentExpression)?.expression ?: this
 
-fun FirExpression.unwrapAndFlattenArgument(): List<FirExpression> = buildList { unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(this) }
+fun FirExpression.unwrapAndFlattenArgument(flattenArrays: Boolean): List<FirExpression> = buildList { unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(this, flattenArrays) }
 
-private fun FirExpression.unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(list: MutableList<FirExpression>) {
+private fun FirExpression.unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(list: MutableList<FirExpression>, flattenArrays: Boolean) {
     when (val unwrapped = unwrapArgument()) {
-        is FirArrayLiteral, is FirFunctionCall -> (unwrapped as FirCall).arguments.forEach { it.unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(list) }
-        is FirVarargArgumentsExpression -> unwrapped.arguments.forEach { it.unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(list) }
+        is FirArrayLiteral, is FirFunctionCall -> {
+            if (flattenArrays) {
+                (unwrapped as FirCall).arguments.forEach { it.unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(list, flattenArrays) }
+            } else {
+                list.add(unwrapped)
+            }
+        }
+        is FirVarargArgumentsExpression -> unwrapped.arguments.forEach { it.unwrapAndFlattenArgumentTo(list, flattenArrays) }
         else -> list.add(unwrapped)
     }
 }