diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
index dadd3d26ff4..198599a310e 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/FunctionCodegen.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.intellij.psi.PsiElement
 import com.intellij.psi.PsiWhiteSpace
 import com.intellij.psi.impl.source.tree.LeafPsiElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.KtNodeTypes
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.context.GlobalContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.lexer.KtTokens
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.getNextSiblingIgnoringWhitespaceAndComments
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ class FunctionCodegen(val state: TranslationState, val function: KtNamedFunction
 
     private fun evaluateCallableReferenceExpression(expr: KtCallableReferenceExpression): LLVMSingleValue? {
         val kotlinType = state.bindingContext.get(BindingContext.EXPRESSION_TYPE_INFO, expr)!!.type!!
-        return LLVMMapStandardType(expr.text.substring(2), kotlinType)
+        return LLVMMapStandardType(expr.text.substring(2), kotlinType, LLVMGlobalScope())
     }
 
     private fun evaluateDotExpression(expr: KtDotQualifiedExpression): LLVMSingleValue? {
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt
index 47d1c1d69cf..ff29d9a1025 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/generators.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.isFunctionType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.builtins.isFunctionTypeOrSubtype
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.isUnit
 import org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.types.*
@@ -12,11 +13,10 @@ fun LLVMFunctionDescriptor(name: String, argTypes: List<LLVMVariable>?, returnTy
             "${s.getType()} ${if (s.type is LLVMReferenceType && !(s.type as LLVMReferenceType).isReturn) "byval" else ""} %${s.label}"
         }?.joinToString()}) ${if (arm) "#0" else ""}"
 
-fun LLVMMapStandardType(name: String, type: KotlinType): LLVMVariable = when {
-    type.isFunctionType -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMFunctionType(type), type.toString(), pointer = true)
-    type.toString() == "Int" -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMIntType(), type.toString())
-    type.toString() == "Double" -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMDoubleType(), type.toString())
-    type.toString() == "Char" -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMCharType(), type.toString())
-    type.isUnit() -> LLVMVariable("", LLVMVoidType())
-    else -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMReferenceType("$type"), name, pointer = true)
+fun LLVMMapStandardType(name: String, type: KotlinType, scope: LLVMScope = LLVMLocalScope()): LLVMVariable = when {
+    type.isFunctionTypeOrSubtype -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMFunctionType(type), type.toString(), scope, pointer = true)
+    type.toString() == "Int" -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMIntType(), type.toString(), scope)
+    type.toString() == "Double" -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMDoubleType(), type.toString(), scope)
+    type.isUnit() -> LLVMVariable("", LLVMVoidType(), "", scope)
+    else -> LLVMVariable(name, LLVMReferenceType("$type"), name, scope, pointer = true)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMFunctionType.kt b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMFunctionType.kt
index de36ddf3dec..06021dba7cc 100644
--- a/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMFunctionType.kt
+++ b/translator/src/main/kotlin/org/kotlinnative/translator/llvm/types/LLVMFunctionType.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import org.kotlinnative.translator.llvm.LLVMVariable
 
 class LLVMFunctionType(type: KotlinType) : LLVMType() {
 
-    override val defaultValue = throw UnsupportedOperationException()
+    override val defaultValue = ""
     override val align: Int = 4
     override val size: Byte = 4