diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
index a2ff448bc28..60c36f8f7fb 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/resolve/DescriptorRenderer.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class DescriptorRenderer implements Renderer<DeclarationDescriptor> {
 
         @Override
         public Void visitValueParameterDescriptor(ValueParameterDescriptor descriptor, StringBuilder builder) {
-            super.visitVariableDescriptor(descriptor, builder);
+            super.visitVariableDescriptor(descriptor, builder, true);
             if (descriptor.hasDefaultValue()) {
                 builder.append(" = ...");
             }
@@ -260,9 +260,13 @@ public class DescriptorRenderer implements Renderer<DeclarationDescriptor> {
 
         @Override
         public Void visitVariableDescriptor(VariableDescriptor descriptor, StringBuilder builder) {
+            return visitVariableDescriptor(descriptor, builder, false);
+        }
+
+        protected Void visitVariableDescriptor(VariableDescriptor descriptor, StringBuilder builder, boolean skipValVar) {
             String typeString = renderPropertyPrefixAndComputeTypeString(
                     builder,
-                    descriptor.isVar(),
+                    skipValVar ? null : descriptor.isVar(),
                     Collections.<TypeParameterDescriptor>emptyList(),
                     ReceiverDescriptor.NO_RECEIVER,
                     descriptor.getType());
@@ -273,13 +277,15 @@ public class DescriptorRenderer implements Renderer<DeclarationDescriptor> {
 
         private String renderPropertyPrefixAndComputeTypeString(
                 @NotNull StringBuilder builder,
-                boolean isVar,
+                @Nullable Boolean isVar,
                 @NotNull List<TypeParameterDescriptor> typeParameters,
                 @NotNull ReceiverDescriptor receiver,
                 @Nullable JetType outType) {
             String typeString = lt() + "no type>";
             if (outType != null) {
-                builder.append(renderKeyword(isVar ? "var" : "val")).append(" ");
+                if (isVar != null) {
+                    builder.append(renderKeyword(isVar ? "var" : "val")).append(" ");
+                }
                 typeString = renderType(outType);
             }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/renderer/GlobalFunctions.kt b/compiler/testData/renderer/GlobalFunctions.kt
index 1a415f1b80f..2f834c7fd8d 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/renderer/GlobalFunctions.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/renderer/GlobalFunctions.kt
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ public fun Int.ext() : Int {}
 //package rendererTest defined in root package
 //public final fun pub() : Unit defined in rendererTest
 //internal final fun int() : jet.String defined in rendererTest
-//internal final fun int2(val ints : jet.IntArray) : jet.Int defined in rendererTest
+//internal final fun int2(ints : jet.IntArray) : jet.Int defined in rendererTest
 //value-parameter vararg val ints : jet.IntArray defined in rendererTest.int2
-//private final fun prv(val a : jet.String, val b : jet.Int = ...) : jet.Int defined in rendererTest
+//private final fun prv(a : jet.String, b : jet.Int = ...) : jet.Int defined in rendererTest
 //value-parameter val a : jet.String defined in rendererTest.prv
 //value-parameter val b : jet.Int defined in rendererTest.prv
 //public final fun jet.Int.ext() : jet.Int defined in rendererTest
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/testData/libraries/decompiled/namespace.kt b/idea/testData/libraries/decompiled/namespace.kt
index 100819a0647..7357f1b34c7 100644
--- a/idea/testData/libraries/decompiled/namespace.kt
+++ b/idea/testData/libraries/decompiled/namespace.kt
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ package testData.libraries
 
 [public final fun func() : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
 
-[public final fun func(val a : jet.Int, val b : jet.Int) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
+[public final fun func(a : jet.Int, b : jet.Int) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
 
-[public final fun func(val a : jet.Int, val b : jet.String = /* compiled code */) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
+[public final fun func(a : jet.Int, b : jet.String = /* compiled code */) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
 
-[public final fun func(val str : jet.String) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
+[public final fun func(str : jet.String) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
 
-[public final fun main(val args : jet.Array<jet.String>) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
+[public final fun main(args : jet.Array<jet.String>) : Unit { /* compiled code */ }]
 
-[public final fun <T : jet.Any?>T.filter(val predicate : (T) -> jet.Boolean) : T? { /* compiled code */ }]
+[public final fun <T : jet.Any?> T.filter(predicate : (T) -> jet.Boolean) : T? { /* compiled code */ }]