diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
index 101a98b17f2..cf3045dad1f 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ internal fun IrClass.storageKind(context: Context): ObjectStorageKind = when {
 }
 
 val IrField.isMainOnlyNonPrimitive get() = when  {
-        descriptor.type.computePrimitiveBinaryTypeOrNull() != null -> false
+        type.computePrimitiveBinaryTypeOrNull() != null -> false
         else -> storageKind == FieldStorageKind.MAIN_THREAD
     }