diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/SymbolTable.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/SymbolTable.kt
index 897c066c566..f38ba87ad4a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/SymbolTable.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/util/SymbolTable.kt
@@ -367,6 +367,10 @@ open class SymbolTable(
         )
     }
 
+    fun referenceScript(descriptor: ScriptDescriptor): IrScriptSymbol {
+        return scriptSymbolTable.referenced(descriptor) { IrScriptSymbolImpl(descriptor) }
+    }
+
     private fun createClassSymbol(descriptor: ClassDescriptor): IrClassSymbol {
         return signaturer.composeSignature(descriptor)?.let { IrClassPublicSymbolImpl(descriptor, it) } ?: IrClassSymbolImpl(descriptor)
     }