diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/PropertiesLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/PropertiesLowering.kt
index e9828181019..c2972eaaa8a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/PropertiesLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/PropertiesLowering.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import java.util.*
 class PropertiesLowering(
     private val context: BackendContext,
     private val originOfSyntheticMethodForAnnotations: IrDeclarationOrigin? = null,
+    private val skipExternalProperties: Boolean = false,
     private val computeSyntheticMethodName: ((Name) -> String)? = null
 ) : IrElementTransformerVoid(), FileLoweringPass {
     override fun lower(irFile: IrFile) {
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class PropertiesLowering(
 
     private fun lowerProperty(declaration: IrDeclaration, kind: ClassKind): List<IrDeclaration>? =
         if (declaration is IrProperty)
-            if (declaration.isEffectivelyExternal()) listOf(declaration) else {
+            if (skipExternalProperties && declaration.isEffectivelyExternal()) listOf(declaration) else {
                 ArrayList<IrDeclaration>(4).apply {
                     // JvmFields in a companion object refer to companion's owners and should not be generated within companion.
                     if (kind != ClassKind.ANNOTATION_CLASS && declaration.backingField?.parent == declaration.parent) {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsLoweringPhases.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsLoweringPhases.kt
index ba01386a685..83f6cd278f1 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsLoweringPhases.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsLoweringPhases.kt
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ private val varargLoweringPhase = makeJsModulePhase(
 )
 
 private val propertiesLoweringPhase = makeJsModulePhase(
-    { context -> PropertiesLowering(context) },
+    { context -> PropertiesLowering(context, skipExternalProperties = true) },
     name = "PropertiesLowering",
     description = "Move fields and accessors out from its property"
 )