diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ReflectionReferencesGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ReflectionReferencesGenerator.kt
index abe4c9fc901..154cf320c64 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ReflectionReferencesGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.psi2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/psi2ir/generators/ReflectionReferencesGenerator.kt
@@ -465,10 +465,10 @@ class ReflectionReferencesGenerator(statementGenerator: StatementGenerator) : St
         }
     }
 
+    @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
     private fun getFieldForPropertyReference(originalProperty: PropertyDescriptor) =
         // NB this is a hack, we really don't know if an arbitrary property has a backing field or not
         when {
-            @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
             originalProperty.isDelegated -> null
             originalProperty.getter != null -> null
             else -> context.symbolTable.referenceField(originalProperty)