diff --git a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java
index 59a05949c92..1fadbafa664 100644
--- a/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java
+++ b/js/js.translator/src/org/jetbrains/k2js/translate/utils/DescriptorUtils.java
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ public final class DescriptorUtils {
     public static String getNameForNamespace(@NotNull NamespaceDescriptor descriptor) {
         if (descriptor.getContainingDeclaration() instanceof ModuleDescriptor) {
             return Namer.getAnonymousNamespaceName();
+        } else if (descriptor.getName().equals("")) {
+            return Namer.getAnonymousNamespaceName();
         } else {
             return descriptor.getName();
         }