diff --git a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt
index 43132676e6b..c4d80b2e1c7 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/cli-common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/common/arguments/parseCommandLineArguments.kt
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ fun <A : CommonToolArguments> parseCommandLineArguments(args: List<String>, resu
 
 fun <A : CommonToolArguments> parseCommandLineArgumentsFromEnvironment(arguments: A) {
     val settingsFromEnvironment = CompilerSystemProperties.LANGUAGE_VERSION_SETTINGS.value?.takeIf { it.isNotEmpty() }
-        ?.split(Regex("""\s""")) ?: return
+        ?.split(Regex("""\s"""))
+        ?.filterNot { it.isBlank() }
+        ?: return
     parseCommandLineArguments(settingsFromEnvironment, arguments, overrideArguments = true)
 }