diff --git a/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/jvm/JVMCodegenUtil.kt b/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/jvm/JVMCodegenUtil.kt
index 8616e7b410e..4a613f7a677 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/jvm/JVMCodegenUtil.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/jvm/JVMCodegenUtil.kt
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ fun AbstractSerialGenerator.getSerialTypeInfo(property: SerializableProperty, ty
                         // reference elements
                         serializer = property.module.findClassAcrossModuleDependencies(referenceArraySerializerId)
                     }
+                    else -> TODO("primitive arrays are not supported yet")
                     // primitive elements are not supported yet
                 }
             }