diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/TypeTranslator.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/TypeTranslator.kt
index 4525285ef03..2a30e128ac9 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/TypeTranslator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/TypeTranslator.kt
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ class TypeTranslator(
 
         when {
             ktTypeUpper.isError -> return IrErrorTypeImpl(ktTypeUpper, translateTypeAnnotations(ktTypeUpper.annotations), variance)
-            ktTypeUpper.isFlexible() -> return translateType(ktTypeUpper.upperIfFlexible(), variance)
             ktTypeUpper.isDynamic() -> return IrDynamicTypeImpl(ktTypeUpper, translateTypeAnnotations(ktTypeUpper.annotations), variance)
+            ktTypeUpper.isFlexible() -> return translateType(ktTypeUpper.upperIfFlexible(), variance)
         }
 
         val ktTypeConstructor = ktTypeUpper.constructor