diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/descriptors/SharedVariablesManager.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/descriptors/SharedVariablesManager.kt
index 18913349b2a..5cf37246b3f 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/descriptors/SharedVariablesManager.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/descriptors/SharedVariablesManager.kt
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class JvmSharedVariablesManager(
             getElementFieldSymbol(valueType),
             IrGetValueImpl(initializer.startOffset, initializer.endOffset, sharedVariableDeclaration.symbol),
             initializer,
-            valueType
+            irBuiltIns.unitType
         )
 
         return IrCompositeImpl(