diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
index 6e3d48d4531..1e2ab37463d 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ class ExpressionCodegen(
 
         declaration.initializer?.let {
             it.accept(this, data).coerce(varType, declaration.type).materialize()
-            mv.store(index, varType)
             it.markLineNumber(startOffset = true)
+            mv.store(index, varType)
         }
 
         data.variables.add(VariableInfo(declaration, index, varType, markNewLabel()))
diff --git a/compiler/testData/debug/stepping/conjunction.kt b/compiler/testData/debug/stepping/conjunction.kt
index 29ea7974433..76ed1354031 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/debug/stepping/conjunction.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/debug/stepping/conjunction.kt
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ fun getC() = false
 
 fun getD() = true
 
-// IGNORE_BACKEND: JVM_IR
-// IR backend is missing a line number 3 in box() after stepping on line 9 for getting the result of false
-
 // LINENUMBERS
 // TestKt.box():3
 // TestKt.getA():13