diff --git a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle
index 6da6be25101b..4d77834c14d8 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle
+++ b/plugins/gradle/tooling-extension-impl/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/tooling/internal/init/testFilterInit.gradle
@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ gradle.taskGraph.beforeTask { Task task ->
   if (task instanceof Test || (abstractTestTaskClass != null && abstractTestTaskClass.isAssignableFrom(task.class))) {
     try {
       if(ijTestIncludes != ['*'] && ijTestFilteringSupported) {
-        task.filter {
-          setIncludePatterns(new String[0])
-          ijTestIncludes.each(){ includeTestsMatching "${it}" }
-        }
+        def filter = task.getFilter()
+        filter.setIncludePatterns(new String[0])
+        ijTestIncludes.each(){ filter.includeTestsMatching "${it}" }
       }
     }
     catch (all) {