diff --git a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifierCheckerHelpers.kt b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifierCheckerHelpers.kt
index 449db5e1286..023f5fb6e6d 100644
--- a/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifierCheckerHelpers.kt
+++ b/compiler/psi/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/ModifierCheckerHelpers.kt
@@ -217,7 +217,12 @@ val possibleTargetMap = mapOf(
     ),
     NOINLINE_KEYWORD to EnumSet.of(KotlinTarget.VALUE_PARAMETER),
     TAILREC_KEYWORD to EnumSet.of(KotlinTarget.FUNCTION),
-    SUSPEND_KEYWORD to EnumSet.of(KotlinTarget.MEMBER_FUNCTION, KotlinTarget.TOP_LEVEL_FUNCTION, KotlinTarget.LOCAL_FUNCTION),
+    SUSPEND_KEYWORD to EnumSet.of(
+        KotlinTarget.MEMBER_FUNCTION,
+        KotlinTarget.TOP_LEVEL_FUNCTION,
+        KotlinTarget.LOCAL_FUNCTION,
+        KotlinTarget.ANONYMOUS_FUNCTION
+    ),
     EXTERNAL_KEYWORD to EnumSet.of(
         KotlinTarget.FUNCTION,
         KotlinTarget.PROPERTY,
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/suspendAnonymousFunction.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/suspendAnonymousFunction.kt
index 839a6f3887c..fd89d7c2e48 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/suspendAnonymousFunction.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/modifiers/suspendAnonymousFunction.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // ISSUE: KT-57991
 
 fun foo() {
-    <!WRONG_MODIFIER_TARGET!>suspend<!> fun() {
+    suspend fun() {
 
     }
 }