diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/AdditionalClassAnnotationLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/AdditionalClassAnnotationLowering.kt
index 5e2118cd6d9..3b29acb771a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/AdditionalClassAnnotationLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/lower/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/AdditionalClassAnnotationLowering.kt
@@ -39,12 +39,8 @@ internal val additionalClassAnnotationPhase = makeIrFilePhase(
 
 private class AdditionalClassAnnotationLowering(private val context: JvmBackendContext) : ClassLoweringPass {
     private val symbols = context.ir.symbols.javaAnnotations
-    private val isCompilingAgainstJdk8OrLater =
-        context.state.jvmBackendClassResolver.resolveToClassDescriptors(
-            Type.getObjectType("java/lang/invoke/LambdaMetafactory")
-        ).isNotEmpty()
     private val noNewJavaAnnotationTargets =
-        context.state.noNewJavaAnnotationTargets || !isCompilingAgainstJdk8OrLater
+        context.state.noNewJavaAnnotationTargets || !context.isCompilingAgainstJdk8OrLater
 
     override fun lower(irClass: IrClass) {
         if (!irClass.isAnnotationClass) return
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmBackendContext.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmBackendContext.kt
index 8c2ad2d0a15..baa23430e54 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmBackendContext.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmBackendContext.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ class JvmBackendContext(
 
     private val localClassType = ConcurrentHashMap<IrAttributeContainer, Type>()
 
+    val isCompilingAgainstJdk8OrLater = state.jvmBackendClassResolver.resolveToClassDescriptors(
+        Type.getObjectType("java/lang/invoke/LambdaMetafactory")
+    ).isNotEmpty()
+
     fun getLocalClassType(container: IrAttributeContainer): Type? =
         localClassType[container.attributeOwnerId]