diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/DescriptorByIdSignatureFinderImpl.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/DescriptorByIdSignatureFinderImpl.kt
index 0c205003e3a..87ec8728d2d 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/DescriptorByIdSignatureFinderImpl.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/DescriptorByIdSignatureFinderImpl.kt
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class DescriptorByIdSignatureFinderImpl(
         }
         val candidates = acc
 
-        return candidates.singleOrNull() ?: findDescriptorByHash(candidates, signature.id)
+        return findDescriptorByHash(candidates, signature.id)
     }
 
     private fun findDescriptorByHash(candidates: Collection<DeclarationDescriptor>, id: Long?): DeclarationDescriptor? =
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/regressions/kt51927.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/regressions/kt51927.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8bde1959a16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/regressions/kt51927.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// TARGET_BACKEND: NATIVE
+// MODULE: inner
+// FILE: Foo.kt
+class Foo(parameter: String)
+
+// MODULE: outer(inner)
+// FILE: FooFactory.kt
+fun Foo(): Foo = Foo("")
+
+// MODULE: main(inner, outer)
+// FILE: box.kt
+fun box(): String {
+    Foo()
+    return "OK"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java
index 396e217b4ac..f688fe8bc61 100644
--- a/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java
+++ b/native/native.tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/konan/blackboxtest/NativeCodegenBoxTestGenerated.java
@@ -34936,6 +34936,12 @@ public class NativeCodegenBoxTestGenerated extends AbstractNativeCodegenBoxTest
                 runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/regressions/kt5056.kt");
             }
 
+            @Test
+            @TestMetadata("kt51927.kt")
+            public void testKt51927() throws Exception {
+                runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/regressions/kt51927.kt");
+            }
+
             @Test
             @TestMetadata("kt5395.kt")
             public void testKt5395() throws Exception {