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 61c2f0d5363..afdc47c0b48 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
@@ -501,7 +501,20 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
         context.llvm.objects.clear()
         context.llvm.sharedObjects.clear()
 
-        using(FileScope(declaration)) {
+        val compilationUnit = if (context.shouldContainLocationDebugInfo()) {
+            val path = declaration.fileEntry.name.toFileAndFolder()
+            DICreateCompilationUnit(
+                    builder = context.debugInfo.builder,
+                    lang = DWARF.language(context.config),
+                    File = path.file,
+                    dir = path.folder,
+                    producer = DWARF.producer,
+                    isOptimized = 0,
+                    flags = "",
+                    rv = DWARF.runtimeVersion(context.config))
+        } else null
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        using(FileScope(declaration, compilationUnit as DIScopeOpaqueRef?)) {
             declaration.acceptChildrenVoid(this)
 
             if (context.llvm.fileInitializers.isEmpty() && context.llvm.objects.isEmpty() && context.llvm.sharedObjects.isEmpty())
@@ -1752,7 +1765,7 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
 
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
-    private open inner class FileScope(val file: IrFile) : InnerScopeImpl() {
+    private open inner class FileScope(val file: IrFile, private val compilationUnit: DIScopeOpaqueRef? = null) : InnerScopeImpl() {
         override fun fileScope(): CodeContext? = this
 
         override fun location(line: Int, column: Int) = scope()?.let { LocationInfo(it, line, column) }
@@ -1765,6 +1778,10 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
         }
 
         override fun scope() = scope
+        fun diCompilationUnit(): DIScopeOpaqueRef? = compilationUnit ?:
+          (this.outerContext.fileScope() as? FileScope)?.diCompilationUnit() ?:
+            error("no compilation unit found")
+
     }
 
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
@@ -1921,15 +1938,6 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
     private fun IrFile.file(): DIFileRef {
         return context.debugInfo.files.getOrPut(this.fileEntry.name) {
             val path = this.fileEntry.name.toFileAndFolder()
-            DICreateCompilationUnit(
-                    builder     = context.debugInfo.builder,
-                    lang        = DWARF.language(context.config),
-                    File        = path.file,
-                    dir         = path.folder,
-                    producer    = DWARF.producer,
-                    isOptimized = 0,
-                    flags       = "",
-                    rv          = DWARF.runtimeVersion(context.config))
             DICreateFile(context.debugInfo.builder, path.file, path.folder)!!
         }
     }
@@ -1981,7 +1989,7 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
     private fun diFunctionScope(name: String, linkageName: String, startLine: Int, subroutineType: DISubroutineTypeRef) = DICreateFunction(
                 builder = context.debugInfo.builder,
-                scope = (currentCodeContext.fileScope() as FileScope).file.file() as DIScopeOpaqueRef,
+                scope = (currentCodeContext.fileScope() as FileScope).diCompilationUnit(),
                 name = name,
                 linkageName = linkageName,
                 file = file().file(),