diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/AbstractSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/AbstractSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt
index 051025f0c1b..1fae70c5f66 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/AbstractSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/AbstractSuspendFunctionsLowering.kt
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ abstract class AbstractSuspendFunctionsLowering<C : CommonBackendContext>(val co
                 endOffset = irFunction.endOffset
                 origin = DECLARATION_ORIGIN_COROUTINE_IMPL
                 name = nameForCoroutineClass(irFunction)
-                visibility = irFunction.visibility
+                visibility = DescriptorVisibilities.PRIVATE
             }.apply {
                 parent = irFunction.parent
                 createParameterDeclarations()
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_returnNothing.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_returnNothing.kt
index e9558eec71b..fc98f4c65ed 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_returnNothing.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_returnNothing.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ open class EmptyContinuation(override val context: CoroutineContext = EmptyCorou
 suspend fun suspendForever(): Int = suspendCoroutineUninterceptedOrReturn {
     COROUTINE_SUSPENDED
 }
-// CHECK-LABEL: define %struct.ObjHeader* @"kfun:$fooCOROUTINE
+// CHECK-LABEL: define internal %struct.ObjHeader* @"kfun:$fooCOROUTINE
 
 // CHECK-NOT: ; Function Attrs: {{.*}}noreturn
 // CHECK-LABEL: define %struct.ObjHeader* @"kfun:#foo#suspend(kotlin.coroutines.Continuation<kotlin.Nothing>){}kotlin.Any"
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_tailcalls.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_tailcalls.kt
index 9bc15c7e652..0b29c52d41d 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_tailcalls.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/filecheck/suspend_tailcalls.kt
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ suspend fun s23(f: Boolean) {
 
 // CHECK-LABEL: define %struct.ObjHeader* @"kfun:#s24#suspend(kotlin.coroutines.Continuation<kotlin.Unit>){}kotlin.Any
 suspend fun s24() {
-    // CHECK: call void @"kfun:$s24COROUTINE${{[0-9]*}}#<init>
+    // CHECK: call void @"kfun:$s24COROUTINE${{[0-9]*}}.<init>#internal
     sInt()
 }
 // CHECK-LABEL: epilogue: