diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/PsiToIr.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/PsiToIr.kt
index 20e87fd4cc2..3687c395fab 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/PsiToIr.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/PsiToIr.kt
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.KonanManglerDesc
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan.serialization.KonanManglerIr
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.CommonConfigurationKeys
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.config.languageVersionSettings
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.DeclarationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.ModuleDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.konan.DeserializedKlibModuleOrigin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.konan.KlibModuleOrigin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.konan.isNativeStdlib
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.builders.TranslationPluginContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.IrBuiltIns
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.acceptVoid
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.Psi2IrConfiguration
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi2ir.Psi2IrTranslator
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.DFS
 
-internal fun Context.psiToIr(symbolTable: SymbolTable) {
+internal fun Context.psiToIr(symbolTable: SymbolTable, isProducingLibrary: Boolean) {
     // Translate AST to high level IR.
     val expectActualLinker = config.configuration.get(CommonConfigurationKeys.EXPECT_ACTUAL_LINKER)?:false
 
@@ -75,37 +73,22 @@ internal fun Context.psiToIr(symbolTable: SymbolTable) {
             get() = generatorContext.irBuiltIns
     }
 
-    val linker =
-            KonanIrLinker(
-                    moduleDescriptor,
-                    functionIrClassFactory,
-                    translationContext,
-                    this as LoggingContext,
-                    generatorContext.irBuiltIns,
-                    symbolTable,
-                    forwardDeclarationsModuleDescriptor,
-                    stubGenerator,
-                    irProviderForCEnumsAndCStructs,
-                    exportedDependencies,
-                    deserializeFakeOverrides,
-                    config.cachedLibraries
-            )
-
-    translator.addPostprocessingStep { module ->
-        val pluginContext = IrPluginContextImpl(
-                generatorContext.moduleDescriptor,
-                generatorContext.bindingContext,
-                generatorContext.languageVersionSettings,
-                generatorContext.symbolTable,
-                generatorContext.typeTranslator,
-                generatorContext.irBuiltIns,
-                linker = linker
-        )
-        pluginExtensions.forEach { extension ->
-            extension.generate(module, pluginContext)
-        }
-    }
+    val linker = KonanIrLinker(
+            moduleDescriptor,
+            functionIrClassFactory,
+            translationContext,
+            this as LoggingContext,
+            generatorContext.irBuiltIns,
+            symbolTable,
+            forwardDeclarationsModuleDescriptor,
+            stubGenerator,
+            irProviderForCEnumsAndCStructs,
+            exportedDependencies,
+            deserializeFakeOverrides,
+            config.cachedLibraries
+    )
 
+    // context.config.librariesWithDependencies could change at each iteration.
     var dependenciesCount = 0
     while (true) {
         // context.config.librariesWithDependencies could change at each iteration.
@@ -123,7 +106,10 @@ internal fun Context.psiToIr(symbolTable: SymbolTable) {
             val kotlinLibrary = dependency.getCapability(KlibModuleOrigin.CAPABILITY)?.let {
                 (it as? DeserializedKlibModuleOrigin)?.library
             }
-            linker.deserializeIrModuleHeader(dependency, kotlinLibrary)
+            if (isProducingLibrary)
+                linker.deserializeOnlyHeaderModule(dependency, kotlinLibrary)
+            else
+                linker.deserializeIrModuleHeader(dependency, kotlinLibrary)
         }
         if (dependencies.size == dependenciesCount) break
         dependenciesCount = dependencies.size
@@ -135,48 +121,61 @@ internal fun Context.psiToIr(symbolTable: SymbolTable) {
             .filter(ModuleDescriptor::isFromInteropLibrary)
             .forEach(irProviderForCEnumsAndCStructs::referenceAllEnumsAndStructsFrom)
 
-    val irProviders = listOf(linker)
+    translator.addPostprocessingStep { module ->
+        val pluginContext = IrPluginContextImpl(
+                generatorContext.moduleDescriptor,
+                generatorContext.bindingContext,
+                generatorContext.languageVersionSettings,
+                generatorContext.symbolTable,
+                generatorContext.typeTranslator,
+                generatorContext.irBuiltIns,
+                linker
+        )
+        pluginExtensions.forEach { extension ->
+            extension.generate(module, pluginContext)
+        }
+    }
 
-    expectDescriptorToSymbol = mutableMapOf<DeclarationDescriptor, IrSymbol>()
+    expectDescriptorToSymbol = mutableMapOf()
     val module = translator.generateModuleFragment(
             generatorContext,
             environment.getSourceFiles(),
-            irProviders,
-            pluginExtensions,
+            irProviders = listOf(linker),
+            linkerExtensions = pluginExtensions,
             // TODO: This is a hack to allow platform libs to build in reasonable time.
             // referenceExpectsForUsedActuals() appears to be quadratic in time because of
             // how ExpectedActualResolver is implemented.
             // Need to fix ExpectActualResolver to either cache expects or somehow reduce the member scope searches.
-            if (expectActualLinker) expectDescriptorToSymbol else null
+            expectDescriptorToSymbol = if (expectActualLinker) expectDescriptorToSymbol else null
     )
 
     linker.postProcess()
 
-    if (this.stdlibModule in modulesWithoutDCE) {
-        functionIrClassFactory.buildAllClasses()
-    }
-
     // Enable lazy IR genration for newly-created symbols inside BE
     stubGenerator.unboundSymbolGeneration = true
 
     symbolTable.noUnboundLeft("Unbound symbols left after linker")
 
     module.acceptVoid(ManglerChecker(KonanManglerIr, Ir2DescriptorManglerAdapter(KonanManglerDesc)))
+
+    val modules = if (isProducingLibrary) emptyMap() else linker.modules
+
     if (!config.configuration.getBoolean(KonanConfigKeys.DISABLE_FAKE_OVERRIDE_VALIDATOR)) {
         val fakeOverrideChecker = FakeOverrideChecker(KonanManglerIr, KonanManglerDesc)
-        linker.modules.values.forEach { fakeOverrideChecker.check(it) }
+        modules.values.forEach { fakeOverrideChecker.check(it) }
     }
 
     irModule = module
 
     // Note: coupled with [shouldLower] below.
-    irModules = linker.modules.filterValues { llvmModuleSpecification.containsModule(it) }
-
-    internalAbi.init(irModules.values + irModule!!)
+    irModules = modules.filterValues { llvmModuleSpecification.containsModule(it) }
 
     ir.symbols = symbols
 
-    functionIrClassFactory.module =
-            (listOf(irModule!!) + linker.modules.values)
-                    .single { it.descriptor.isNativeStdlib() }
+    if (!isProducingLibrary) {
+        if (this.stdlibModule in modulesWithoutDCE)
+            functionIrClassFactory.buildAllClasses()
+        internalAbi.init(irModules.values + irModule!!)
+        functionIrClassFactory.module = (modules.values + irModule!!).single { it.descriptor.isNativeStdlib() }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
index 5592285d6c3..46c65746396 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ToplevelPhases.kt
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ internal val buildCExportsPhase = konanUnitPhase(
 )
 
 internal val psiToIrPhase = konanUnitPhase(
-        op = { this.psiToIr(symbolTable!!) },
+        op = { this.psiToIr(symbolTable!!, config.produce == CompilerOutputKind.LIBRARY) },
         name = "Psi2Ir",
         description = "Psi to IR conversion and klib linkage",
         prerequisite = setOf(createSymbolTablePhase)