diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
index 525eee2c9b7..1912b2efc2e 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ internal val psiToIrPhase = konanUnitPhase(
             val symbols = KonanSymbols(this, generatorContext.symbolTable, generatorContext.symbolTable.lazyWrapper)
             val module = translator.generateModuleFragment(generatorContext, environment.getSourceFiles(), deserializer)
 
-            modules.values.forEach {
-                it.patchDeclarationParents()
-            }
-
             irModule = module
             irModules = modules
             ir.symbols = symbols
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt
index fe8d8b817d0..23147f884d9 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ class KonanIrModuleDeserializer(
 
             deserializedModuleDescriptor = key.moduleOfOrigin
             val reachable = deserializeTopLevelDeclaration(key)
-            reversedFileIndex[key]!!.declarations.add(reachable)
+            val file = reversedFileIndex[key]!!
+            file.declarations.add(reachable)
+            reachable.patchDeclarationParents(file)
 
             reachableTopLevels.remove(key)
             deserializedTopLevels.add(key)