diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationContextImpl.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationContextImpl.kt
index 393c72cff6da..5811a36fca81 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationContextImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/CompilationContextImpl.kt
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ private suspend fun defineJavaSdk(context: CompilationContext) {
   for ((sdkRef, module) in sdkReferenceToFirstModule) {
     val sdkName = sdkRef.sdkName
     val vendorPrefixEnd = sdkName.indexOf('-')
-    val sdkNameWithoutVendor = if (vendorPrefixEnd == -1) sdkName else sdkName.substring(vendorPrefixEnd + 1)
+    val sdkNameWithoutVendor = (if (vendorPrefixEnd == -1) sdkName else sdkName.substring(vendorPrefixEnd + 1)).removeSuffix(" (WSL)")
     check(sdkNameWithoutVendor == "17") {
       "Project model at ${context.paths.projectHome} [module ${module.name}] requested SDK $sdkNameWithoutVendor, " +
       "but only '17' is supported as SDK in intellij project"