diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt
index d9a850e635c..5ec8868dc3c 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/LocalDeclarationsLowering.kt
@@ -390,18 +390,22 @@ class LocalDeclarationsLowering(
                 val newCallee = oldCallee.transformed ?: return expression
                 val newReflectionTarget = expression.reflectionTarget?.run { owner.transformed }
 
+                val typeParameters = if (newCallee is IrConstructor)
+                    newCallee.parentAsClass.typeParameters
+                else
+                    newCallee.typeParameters
                 return IrFunctionReferenceImpl(
                     expression.startOffset, expression.endOffset,
                     expression.type, // TODO functional type for transformed descriptor
                     newCallee.symbol,
-                    typeArgumentsCount = newCallee.typeParameters.size,
+                    typeArgumentsCount = typeParameters.size,
                     valueArgumentsCount = newCallee.valueParameters.size,
                     reflectionTarget = newReflectionTarget?.symbol,
                     origin = expression.origin
                 ).also {
                     it.fillArguments2(expression, newCallee)
                     it.setLocalTypeArguments(oldCallee)
-                    it.copyTypeArgumentsFrom(expression, shift = newCallee.typeParameters.size - expression.typeArgumentsCount)
+                    it.copyTypeArgumentsFrom(expression, shift = typeParameters.size - expression.typeArgumentsCount)
                     it.copyAttributes(expression)
                 }
             }