@JvmDefault not found sourceCompatibility/targetCompatibility assigned by project variable

Question

I want to provide default implementation for method in my Kotlin interface:

interface INavItem : Comparable<INavItem> {

    val order: Int

    @JvmDefault
    override fun compareTo(other: INavItem): Int = order.compareTo(other.order)
}

but @JvmDefault highlighted with error:

'@JvmDefault' is only supported since JVM target 1.8. Recompile with '-jvm-target 1.8

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JVM target 1.8 setting is present in root project build file:

project.ext {
    javaVersion = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    // other properties
}

and I use it inside of module build file:

android {

    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility rootProject.ext.javaVersion
        targetCompatibility rootProject.ext.javaVersion
    }
    // ...
}

Note: Java 8 features (lambdas, etc...) are available in java sources.

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Is exist any way to assign source/targetCompatibility by variables visible for Kotlin lint?