diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
index 1128bc86338..e78e684d367 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ private val jvmFilePhases =
         jvmOverloadsAnnotationPhase then
         jvmDefaultConstructorPhase then
 
+        forLoopsPhase then
         flattenStringConcatenationPhase then
         foldConstantLoweringPhase then
         computeStringTrimPhase then
@@ -237,7 +238,6 @@ private val jvmFilePhases =
 
         innerClassesPhase then
         innerClassConstructorCallsPhase then
-        forLoopsPhase then
 
         makePatchParentsPhase(2) then
 
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmStringConcatenationLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmStringConcatenationLowering.kt
index 0a60f5d7cc2..fc02dccb884 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmStringConcatenationLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/lower/JvmStringConcatenationLowering.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.lower
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.FileLoweringPass
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.IrElementTransformerVoidWithContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.FlattenStringConcatenationLowering
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.flattenStringConcatenationPhase
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.lower.loops.forLoopsPhase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.phaser.makeIrFilePhase
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.JvmBackendContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.jvm.ir.JvmIrBuilder
@@ -30,7 +32,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.transformChildrenVoid
 internal val jvmStringConcatenationLowering = makeIrFilePhase(
     ::JvmStringConcatenationLowering,
     name = "StringConcatenation",
-    description = "Replace IrStringConcatenation with string builders"
+    description = "Replace IrStringConcatenation with string builders",
+    // flattenStringConcatenationPhase consolidates string concatenation expressions.
+    // forLoopsPhase may produce IrStringConcatenations.
+    prerequisite = setOf(flattenStringConcatenationPhase, forLoopsPhase)
 )
 
 /**