diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ClassCodegen.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ClassCodegen.kt
index 26f46122baa..d5dbecfbdb6 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ClassCodegen.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ClassCodegen.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class ClassCodegen(state: TranslationState,
     override val type: LLVMReferenceType
 
     init {
-        type = LLVMReferenceType(structName, "class", align = state.pointerAlign, size = state.pointerSize, byRef = true)
+        type = LLVMReferenceType(structName, "class", align = TranslationState.pointerAlign, size = TranslationState.pointerSize, byRef = true)
         if (parentCodegen != null) {
             type.location.addAll(parentCodegen.type.location)
             type.location.add(parentCodegen.structName)
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ClassCodegen(state: TranslationState,
 
         calculateTypeSize()
         type.size = size
-        type.align = state.pointerAlign
+        type.align = TranslationState.pointerAlign
     }
 
     private fun indexFields(parameters: MutableList<KtParameter>) {
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ObjectCodegen.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ObjectCodegen.kt
index 6542ae205a4..10cf9189dec 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ObjectCodegen.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/ObjectCodegen.kt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class ObjectCodegen(state: TranslationState,
     override val type: LLVMReferenceType
 
     init {
-        type = LLVMReferenceType(structName, "class", align = state.pointerAlign, size = state.pointerSize, byRef = true)
+        type = LLVMReferenceType(structName, "class", align = TranslationState.pointerAlign, size = TranslationState.pointerSize, byRef = true)
         if (parentCodegen != null) {
             type.location.addAll(parentCodegen.type.location)
             type.location.add(parentCodegen.structName)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class ObjectCodegen(state: TranslationState,
 
         calculateTypeSize()
         type.size = size
-        type.align = state.pointerAlign
+        type.align = TranslationState.pointerAlign
     }
 
     override fun prepareForGenerate() {
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/StructCodegen.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/StructCodegen.kt
index 6a11a4a3ebd..097854daf94 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/StructCodegen.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/StructCodegen.kt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ abstract class StructCodegen(val state: TranslationState,
         size = 0
 
         for (item in fields) {
-            val currentFieldType = if (item.pointer > 0) state.pointerSize else item.type.size
+            val currentFieldType = if (item.pointer > 0) TranslationState.pointerSize else item.type.size
             alignmentRemainder -= (alignmentRemainder % currentFieldType)
             if (alignmentRemainder < currentFieldType) {
                 size += classAlignment
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt
index 5e371eb2567..ee21258c2de 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/TranslationState.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ import org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.LLVMVariable
 import java.util.*
 
 class TranslationState(val environment: KotlinCoreEnvironment, val bindingContext: BindingContext, val arm: Boolean) {
+    companion object {
+        var pointerAlign = 4
+        var pointerSize = 4
+    }
+
+    init {
+        pointerAlign = if (arm) 4 else 8
+        pointerSize = if (arm) 4 else 8
+    }
 
     var externalFunctions = HashMap<String, FunctionCodegen>()
     var functions = HashMap<String, FunctionCodegen>()
@@ -34,8 +43,7 @@ class TranslationState(val environment: KotlinCoreEnvironment, val bindingContex
     var objects = HashMap<String, ObjectCodegen>()
     var properties = HashMap<String, PropertyCodegen>()
     val codeBuilder = LLVMBuilder(arm)
-    val pointerAlign = if (arm) 4 else 8
-    val pointerSize = if (arm) 4 else 8
+
     val extensionFunctions = HashMap<String, HashMap<String, FunctionCodegen>>()
 }
 
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
index 8edad5b59b2..b015c9be737 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/LLVMBuilder.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm
 
+import org.kotlinnative.translator.TranslationState
 import org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.types.*
 import java.util.*
 
 class LLVMBuilder(val arm: Boolean = false) {
-    private val POINTER_SIZE = 4
 
     private var localCode: StringBuilder = StringBuilder()
     private var globalCode: StringBuilder = StringBuilder()
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class LLVMBuilder(val arm: Boolean = false) {
     }
 
     fun storeNull(result: LLVMVariable) {
-        val code = "store ${result.getType().dropLast(1)} null, ${result.getType()} $result, align $POINTER_SIZE"
+        val code = "store ${result.getType().dropLast(1)} null, ${result.getType()} $result, align ${TranslationState.pointerAlign}"
         localCode.appendln(code)
     }
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class LLVMBuilder(val arm: Boolean = false) {
     fun allocStaticVar(target: LLVMVariable, asValue: Boolean = false) {
         val allocated = getNewVariable(LLVMCharType(), pointer = 1)
 
-        val size = if (target.pointer > 0) POINTER_SIZE else target.type.size
+        val size = if (target.pointer > 0) TranslationState.pointerSize else target.type.size
         val alloc = "$allocated = call i8* @malloc_heap(i32 $size)"
         localCode.appendln(alloc)
 
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt
index 06fe826f0a9..a664949cc2f 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fun LLVMInstanceOfStandardType(name: String, type: KotlinType, scope: LLVMScope
         type.isUnit() -> LLVMVariable("", LLVMVoidType(), name, scope)
         type.isMarkedNullable -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMReferenceType(typeName, prefix = "class"), name, scope, pointer = pointerMark)
         else -> {
-            val refType = state.classes[type.toString()]?.type ?: LLVMReferenceType(typeName, align = state.pointerAlign, prefix = "class")
+            val refType = state.classes[type.toString()]?.type ?: LLVMReferenceType(typeName, align = TranslationState.pointerAlign, prefix = "class")
 
             val result = LLVMVariable(name, refType, name, scope, pointer = 1)
             refType.location.addAll(type.getSubtypesPredicate().toString().split(".").dropLast(1))
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt
index 2f8fc51c65f..8e79aee37ae 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMReferenceType.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.types
 
+import org.kotlinnative.translator.TranslationState
 import org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.LLVMExpression
 import org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.LLVMSingleValue
 import java.util.*
 
-class LLVMReferenceType(val type: String, var prefix: String = "", override var align: Int = 4, override var size: Int = 4, var byRef: Boolean = true) : LLVMReferred, LLVMType() {
+class LLVMReferenceType(val type: String,
+                        var prefix: String = "",
+                        override var align: Int = TranslationState.pointerAlign,
+                        override var size: Int = TranslationState.pointerSize,
+                        var byRef: Boolean = true) : LLVMReferred, LLVMType() {
 
     override val defaultValue: String = "null"