diff --git a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightClass.kt b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightClass.kt
index e7163eb2b61..f5c3f1d4224 100644
--- a/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightClass.kt
+++ b/compiler/light-classes/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/asJava/classes/ultraLightClass.kt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ open class KtUltraLightClass(classOrObject: KtClassOrObject, internal val suppor
                     membersBuilder.generateUniqueFieldName(companion.name.orEmpty(), usedNames),
                     this,
                     support,
-                    setOf(PsiModifier.STATIC, PsiModifier.FINAL, companion.simpleVisibility())
+                    setOf(PsiModifier.STATIC, PsiModifier.FINAL, PsiModifier.PUBLIC)
                 )
             )
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/asJava/ultraLightClasses/inferringAnonymousObjectTypes.java b/compiler/testData/asJava/ultraLightClasses/inferringAnonymousObjectTypes.java
index b53dc23783d..b06fb250723 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/asJava/ultraLightClasses/inferringAnonymousObjectTypes.java
+++ b/compiler/testData/asJava/ultraLightClasses/inferringAnonymousObjectTypes.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public final class ArrayOfAnonymous /* ArrayOfAnonymous*/ {
 }
 
 final class null /* null*/ {
-  private static final java.lang.String fy;
+  private static final java.lang.String fy = "text" /* initializer type: java.lang.String */ /* constant value text */;
 
   @org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull()
   public final java.lang.String getFy();
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public final class Sub /* Sub*/ extends Super {
 }
 
 final class null /* null*/ {
-  private static final java.lang.String fy;
+  private static final java.lang.String fy = "text" /* initializer type: java.lang.String */ /* constant value text */;
 
   @org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull()
   public final java.lang.String getFy();