diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt
index 4266f40494d..8b90d049bb8 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ class Fir2IrVisitor(
                     convertToIrExpression(initializer).cast(initializer, initializer.typeRef, variable.returnTypeRef)
                 }
         }
+        annotationGenerator.generate(irVariable, variable)
         return irVariable
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.fir.kt.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.fir.kt.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index a9c7989fc4d..00000000000
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.fir.kt.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-annotation class TestAnn : Annotation {
-  constructor(x: String) /* primary */
-  val x: String
-    field = x
-    get
-
-}
-
-fun foo() {
-  val testVal: String = "testVal"
-  var testVar: String = "testVar"
-}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.fir.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.fir.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index fd3b6a836f1..00000000000
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.fir.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/variablesWithAnnotations.kt
-  CLASS ANNOTATION_CLASS name:TestAnn modality:FINAL visibility:public superTypes:[kotlin.Annotation]
-    $this: VALUE_PARAMETER INSTANCE_RECEIVER name:<this> type:<root>.TestAnn
-    CONSTRUCTOR visibility:public <> (x:kotlin.String) returnType:<root>.TestAnn [primary]
-      VALUE_PARAMETER name:x index:0 type:kotlin.String
-    PROPERTY name:x visibility:public modality:FINAL [val]
-      FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:x type:kotlin.String visibility:private [final]
-        EXPRESSION_BODY
-          GET_VAR 'x: kotlin.String declared in <root>.TestAnn.<init>' type=kotlin.String origin=INITIALIZE_PROPERTY_FROM_PARAMETER
-      FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR name:<get-x> visibility:public modality:FINAL <> ($this:<root>.TestAnn) returnType:kotlin.String
-        correspondingProperty: PROPERTY name:x visibility:public modality:FINAL [val]
-        $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:<root>.TestAnn
-        BLOCK_BODY
-          RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='public final fun <get-x> (): kotlin.String declared in <root>.TestAnn'
-            GET_FIELD 'FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:x type:kotlin.String visibility:private [final]' type=kotlin.String origin=null
-              receiver: GET_VAR '<this>: <root>.TestAnn declared in <root>.TestAnn.<get-x>' type=<root>.TestAnn origin=null
-    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:equals visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any, other:kotlin.Any?) returnType:kotlin.Boolean [fake_override,operator]
-      overridden:
-        public open fun equals (other: kotlin.Any?): kotlin.Boolean [fake_override,operator] declared in kotlin.Annotation
-      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any
-      VALUE_PARAMETER name:other index:0 type:kotlin.Any?
-    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:hashCode visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:kotlin.Int [fake_override]
-      overridden:
-        public open fun hashCode (): kotlin.Int [fake_override] declared in kotlin.Annotation
-      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any
-    FUN FAKE_OVERRIDE name:toString visibility:public modality:OPEN <> ($this:kotlin.Any) returnType:kotlin.String [fake_override]
-      overridden:
-        public open fun toString (): kotlin.String [fake_override] declared in kotlin.Annotation
-      $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:kotlin.Any
-  FUN name:foo visibility:public modality:FINAL <> () returnType:kotlin.Unit
-    BLOCK_BODY
-      VAR name:testVal type:kotlin.String [val]
-        CONST String type=kotlin.String value="testVal"
-      VAR name:testVar type:kotlin.String [var]
-        CONST String type=kotlin.String value="testVar"
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.kt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.kt
index 79507bb1d90..4d4375b66fb 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/annotations/variablesWithAnnotations.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// FIR_IDENTICAL
+
 annotation class TestAnn(val x: String)
 
 fun foo() {