diff --git a/compiler/frontend/cfg/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cfg/ControlFlowInformationProviderImpl.kt b/compiler/frontend/cfg/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cfg/ControlFlowInformationProviderImpl.kt
index 89b5e3f0670..711cf160a5b 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/cfg/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cfg/ControlFlowInformationProviderImpl.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/cfg/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cfg/ControlFlowInformationProviderImpl.kt
@@ -951,6 +951,11 @@ class ControlFlowInformationProviderImpl private constructor(
     }
 
     private fun markAnnotationArguments() {
+        if (subroutine.containingKtFile.isCompiled) {
+            //annotation arguments are not included in the decompiled code,
+            //so no need to search for them
+            return
+        }
         if (subroutine is KtAnnotationEntry) {
             markAnnotationArguments(subroutine)
         } else {