diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderInfo.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderInfo.kt
index 257cd9bf839..3463e1db6fb 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderInfo.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderInfo.kt
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.firstNotNullResult
 // TODO: Handle UIntProgression, ULongProgression
 
 /** Represents a progression type in the Kotlin stdlib. */
-enum class ProgressionType(val numberCastFunctionName: Name) {
-    INT_PROGRESSION(Name.identifier("toInt")),
-    LONG_PROGRESSION(Name.identifier("toLong")),
-    CHAR_PROGRESSION(Name.identifier("toChar"));
+enum class ProgressionType(val elementCastFunctionName: Name, val stepCastFunctionName: Name) {
+    INT_PROGRESSION(Name.identifier("toInt"), Name.identifier("toInt")),
+    LONG_PROGRESSION(Name.identifier("toLong"), Name.identifier("toLong")),
+    CHAR_PROGRESSION(Name.identifier("toChar"), Name.identifier("toInt"));
 
     /** Returns the [IrType] of the `first`/`last` properties and elements in the progression. */
     fun elementType(builtIns: IrBuiltIns): IrType = when (this) {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderProcessor.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderProcessor.kt
index 6cd876484ab..ef4798f15a1 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderProcessor.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/lower/loops/HeaderProcessor.kt
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.symbols.IrSymbol
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.functions
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.isNullable
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 
 /** Contains information about variables used in the loop. */
 internal sealed class ForLoopHeader(
@@ -224,7 +225,10 @@ internal class HeaderProcessor(
                 // In the above example, if first() is a Long and last() is an Int, this creates a
                 // LongProgression so last(), should be cast to a Long.
                 val inductionVariable = scope.createTemporaryVariable(
-                    first.castIfNecessary(progressionType),
+                    first.castIfNecessary(
+                        progressionType.elementType(context.irBuiltIns),
+                        progressionType.elementCastFunctionName
+                    ),
                     nameHint = "inductionVariable",
                     isMutable = true,
                     origin = IrDeclarationOrigin.FOR_LOOP_IMPLICIT_VARIABLE
@@ -235,13 +239,23 @@ internal class HeaderProcessor(
                 // them to non-nullable.
                 // TODO: Confirm if casting to non-nullable is still necessary
                 val lastValue = scope.createTemporaryVariable(
-                    ensureNotNullable(last.castIfNecessary(progressionType)),
+                    ensureNotNullable(
+                        last.castIfNecessary(
+                            progressionType.elementType(context.irBuiltIns),
+                            progressionType.elementCastFunctionName
+                        )
+                    ),
                     nameHint = "last",
                     origin = IrDeclarationOrigin.FOR_LOOP_IMPLICIT_VARIABLE
                 )
 
                 val stepValue = scope.createTemporaryVariable(
-                    ensureNotNullable(step),
+                    ensureNotNullable(
+                        step.castIfNecessary(
+                            progressionType.stepType(context.irBuiltIns),
+                            progressionType.stepCastFunctionName
+                        )
+                    ),
                     nameHint = "step",
                     origin = IrDeclarationOrigin.FOR_LOOP_IMPLICIT_VARIABLE
                 )
@@ -265,11 +279,11 @@ internal class HeaderProcessor(
     }
 
 
-    private fun IrExpression.castIfNecessary(progressionType: ProgressionType): IrExpression {
-        return if (type.toKotlinType() == progressionType.elementType(context.irBuiltIns).toKotlinType()) {
+    private fun IrExpression.castIfNecessary(targetType: IrType, numberCastFunctionName: Name): IrExpression {
+        return if (type.toKotlinType() == targetType.toKotlinType()) {
             this
         } else {
-            val function = type.getClass()!!.functions.first { it.name == progressionType.numberCastFunctionName }
+            val function = type.getClass()!!.functions.first { it.name == numberCastFunctionName }
             IrCallImpl(startOffset, endOffset, function.returnType, function.symbol)
                 .apply { dispatchReceiver = this@castIfNecessary }
         }