diff --git a/java/compiler/instrumentation-util/src/com/intellij/compiler/notNullVerification/NotNullVerifyingInstrumenter.java b/java/compiler/instrumentation-util/src/com/intellij/compiler/notNullVerification/NotNullVerifyingInstrumenter.java
index 4b57a2e794ae..cec5a269acc8 100644
--- a/java/compiler/instrumentation-util/src/com/intellij/compiler/notNullVerification/NotNullVerifyingInstrumenter.java
+++ b/java/compiler/instrumentation-util/src/com/intellij/compiler/notNullVerification/NotNullVerifyingInstrumenter.java
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@ public class NotNullVerifyingInstrumenter extends ClassVisitor implements Opcode
 
   @SuppressWarnings("SSBasedInspection") private static final String[] EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY = new String[0];
 
-  @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions") private static final boolean NEW_ASM = Opcodes.API_VERSION > Opcodes.ASM6;
+  private static final boolean NEW_ASM;
+  static {
+    try { NEW_ASM = (Integer)Opcodes.class.getField("API_VERSION").get(null) > Opcodes.ASM6; }
+    catch (Exception e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); }
+  }
 
   private final Map<String, Map<Integer, String>> myMethodParamNames;
   private String myClassName;
diff --git a/plugins/IntelliLang/intellilang-jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/intellilang/instrumentation/PatternInstrumenter.java b/plugins/IntelliLang/intellilang-jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/intellilang/instrumentation/PatternInstrumenter.java
index eeed09b37ae1..cb8857c0642f 100644
--- a/plugins/IntelliLang/intellilang-jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/intellilang/instrumentation/PatternInstrumenter.java
+++ b/plugins/IntelliLang/intellilang-jps-plugin/src/org/jetbrains/jps/intellilang/instrumentation/PatternInstrumenter.java
@@ -26,7 +26,11 @@ class PatternInstrumenter extends ClassVisitor implements Opcodes {
   static final String JAVA_UTIL_REGEX_PATTERN = "[Ljava/util/regex/Pattern;";
   static final String NULL_PATTERN = "((((";
 
-  @SuppressWarnings("ConstantConditions") static final boolean NEW_ASM = Opcodes.API_VERSION > Opcodes.ASM6;
+  private static final boolean NEW_ASM;
+  static {
+    try { NEW_ASM = (Integer)Opcodes.class.getField("API_VERSION").get(null) > Opcodes.ASM6; }
+    catch (Exception e) { throw new RuntimeException(e); }
+  }
 
   private final String myPatternAnnotationClassName;
   private final boolean myDoAssert;