diff --git a/idea/idea-native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ide/konan/KotlinNativePluginUtil.kt b/idea/idea-native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ide/konan/KotlinNativePluginUtil.kt
index 7f84e8e6c0b..bac7f7b5b86 100644
--- a/idea/idea-native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ide/konan/KotlinNativePluginUtil.kt
+++ b/idea/idea-native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ide/konan/KotlinNativePluginUtil.kt
@@ -19,10 +19,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ide.konan.decompiler.KotlinNativeLoadingMetadataCach
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinFileType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.KotlinLanguage
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.decompiler.textBuilder.LoggingErrorReporter
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KLIB_FILE_EXTENSION
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KLIB_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KLIB_PROPERTY_UNIQUE_NAME
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KotlinLibrary
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.impl.KotlinLibraryImpl
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.metadata.KlibMetadataProtoBuf
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.metadata.PackageAccessHandler
@@ -91,6 +88,11 @@ internal val VirtualFile.isKonanLibraryRoot: Boolean
 
         val manifestFile = findChild(KLIB_MANIFEST_FILE_NAME)?.takeIf { !it.isDirectory } ?: return false
 
+        // this is a hacky way to determine whether this is a Kotlin/Native .klib or common .klib (common .klibs don't have ir)
+        // TODO(dsavvinov): introduce more robust way to detect library platform
+        val irFolder = findChild(KLIB_IR_FOLDER_NAME)
+        if (irFolder == null || irFolder.children.isEmpty()) return false
+
         val manifestProperties = try {
             manifestFile.inputStream.use { Properties().apply { load(it) } }
         } catch (_: IOException) {