diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorException.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorException.kt
index 16bc04a0a8b..75ef68bc4a2 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorException.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorException.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// IGNORE_BACKEND_FIR: JVM_IR
+// Note: does not pass on FIR because of non-prohibited Kotlin synthetic properties,
+// fun getS() = s is considered to be recursive here :(
+// It's a question to be discussed in Dec 2019. Muted at this moment.
 // WITH_RUNTIME
 // FILE: lateinit.kt
 private lateinit var s: String
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorForTopLevelLateinit.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorForTopLevelLateinit.kt
index caa3418f5b5..b736b3ddb69 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorForTopLevelLateinit.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/properties/lateinit/topLevel/accessorForTopLevelLateinit.kt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// IGNORE_BACKEND_FIR: JVM_IR
+// Note: does not pass on FIR because of non-prohibited Kotlin synthetic properties,
+// fun getS() = s is considered to be recursive here :(
+// It's a question to be discussed in Dec 2019. Muted at this moment.
 // FILE: lateinit.kt
 private lateinit var s: String