diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractListCommonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractListCommonizer.kt
index c75a20a5d95..63bfaa2da16 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractListCommonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractListCommonizer.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ abstract class AbstractListCommonizer<T, R>(
     private var error = false
 
     final override val result: List<R>
-        get() = commonizers?.takeIf { !error }?.map { it.result } ?: throw IllegalCommonizerStateException()
+        get() = checkState(commonizers, error).map { it.result }
 
     final override fun commonizeWith(next: List<T>): Boolean {
         if (error)
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractNullableCommonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractNullableCommonizer.kt
index a7bbcae3850..380c7e9bb89 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractNullableCommonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AbstractNullableCommonizer.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ abstract class AbstractNullableCommonizer<T : Any, R : Any, WT, WR>(
 
     final override val result: R?
         get() = when (state) {
-            State.EMPTY, State.ERROR -> throw IllegalCommonizerStateException()
+            State.EMPTY -> failInEmptyState()
+            State.ERROR -> failInErrorState()
             State.WITH_WRAPPED -> builder(wrapped.result)
             State.WITHOUT_WRAPPED -> null // null means there is no commonized result
         }
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AnnotationsCommonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AnnotationsCommonizer.kt
index 3fc3b3cdda6..73796f84813 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AnnotationsCommonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/AnnotationsCommonizer.kt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ private class DeprecatedAnnotationCommonizer : Commonizer<CirAnnotation, CirAnno
 
     override val result: CirAnnotation
         get() {
-            val level: DeprecationLevel = level ?: throw IllegalCommonizerStateException()
+            val level: DeprecationLevel = level ?: failInEmptyState()
             val messageValue: StringValue = message.toDeprecationMessageValue()
 
             val constantValueArguments: Map<Name, ConstantValue<*>> = if (level == WARNING) {
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/Commonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/Commonizer.kt
index 025f3be9a81..d073f21474c 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/Commonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/Commonizer.kt
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ abstract class AbstractStandardCommonizer<T, R> : Commonizer<T, R> {
     private var state = State.EMPTY
 
     protected val hasResult: Boolean
-        get() = when (state) {
-            State.EMPTY, State.ERROR -> false
-            State.IN_PROGRESS -> true
-        }
+        get() = state == State.IN_PROGRESS
 
     final override val result: R
-        get() = if (hasResult) commonizationResult() else throw IllegalCommonizerStateException()
+        get() = when (state) {
+            State.EMPTY -> failInEmptyState()
+            State.ERROR -> failInErrorState()
+            State.IN_PROGRESS -> commonizationResult()
+        }
 
     final override fun commonizeWith(next: T): Boolean {
         val result = when (state) {
@@ -49,4 +50,16 @@ abstract class AbstractStandardCommonizer<T, R> : Commonizer<T, R> {
     protected abstract fun doCommonizeWith(next: T): Boolean
 }
 
-class IllegalCommonizerStateException : IllegalStateException("Illegal commonizer state: error or empty")
+@Suppress("unused")
+fun Commonizer<*, *>.failInEmptyState(): Nothing = throw IllegalCommonizerStateException("empty")
+
+@Suppress("unused")
+fun Commonizer<*, *>.failInErrorState(): Nothing = throw IllegalCommonizerStateException("empty")
+
+fun <T : Any> Commonizer<*, *>.checkState(value: T?, error: Boolean): T = when {
+    value == null -> failInEmptyState()
+    error -> failInErrorState()
+    else -> value
+}
+
+class IllegalCommonizerStateException(message: String) : IllegalStateException("Illegal commonizer state: $message")
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/ModalityCommonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/ModalityCommonizer.kt
index 7a2939a703b..2bd5571dbaf 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/ModalityCommonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/ModalityCommonizer.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ModalityCommonizer : Commonizer<Modality, Modality> {
     private var error = false
 
     override val result: Modality
-        get() = temp?.takeIf { !error } ?: throw IllegalCommonizerStateException()
+        get() = checkState(temp, error)
 
     override fun commonizeWith(next: Modality): Boolean {
         if (error)
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/VisibilityCommonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/VisibilityCommonizer.kt
index e62c754a16e..4a68c1b1f29 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/VisibilityCommonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/VisibilityCommonizer.kt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ abstract class VisibilityCommonizer : Commonizer<CirHasVisibility, Visibility> {
     private var temp: Visibility? = null
 
     override val result: Visibility
-        get() = temp?.takeIf { it != Visibilities.UNKNOWN } ?: throw IllegalCommonizerStateException()
+        get() = checkState(temp, temp == Visibilities.UNKNOWN)
 
     override fun commonizeWith(next: CirHasVisibility): Boolean {
         if (temp == Visibilities.UNKNOWN)