diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/StateMachineBuilder.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/StateMachineBuilder.kt
index efa9660a0cd..ea25a4a236d 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/StateMachineBuilder.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/coroutines/StateMachineBuilder.kt
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class StateMachineBuilder(
 
     // TODO: should it be lowered before?
     override fun visitStringConcatenation(expression: IrStringConcatenation) {
-        assert(expression in suspendableNodes)
+        if (expression !in suspendableNodes) return addStatement(expression)
 
         val arguments = arrayOfNulls<IrExpression>(expression.arguments.size)