diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java
index f82199043c5..94959cd6f0d 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/AsmUtil.java
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ public class AsmUtil {
         if (memberVisibility == Visibilities.LOCAL && memberDescriptor instanceof CallableMemberDescriptor) {
             return ACC_PUBLIC;
         }
+        if (isEnumEntry(memberDescriptor)) {
+            return NO_FLAG_PACKAGE_PRIVATE;
+        }
         if (memberVisibility != Visibilities.PRIVATE) {
             return null;
         }
         // the following code is only for PRIVATE visibility of member
-        if (isEnumEntry(memberDescriptor)) {
-            return NO_FLAG_PACKAGE_PRIVATE;
-        }
         if (memberDescriptor instanceof ConstructorDescriptor) {
             if (isAnonymousObject(containingDeclaration)) {
                 return NO_FLAG_PACKAGE_PRIVATE;
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index 3899aea5158..3423035c536 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -1676,6 +1676,13 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> implem
             if (classDescriptor.getKind() == ClassKind.OBJECT) {
                 return StackValue.singleton(classDescriptor, typeMapper);
             }
+            if (classDescriptor.getKind() == ClassKind.ENUM_ENTRY) {
+                DeclarationDescriptor enumClass = classDescriptor.getContainingDeclaration().getContainingDeclaration();
+                assert enumClass != null && DescriptorUtils.isEnumClass(enumClass)
+                        : "Enum entry should be declared in enum class object: " + descriptor;
+                Type type = typeMapper.mapType((ClassDescriptor) enumClass);
+                return StackValue.field(type, type, descriptor.getName().asString(), true);
+            }
             ClassDescriptor classObjectDescriptor = classDescriptor.getClassObjectDescriptor();
             assert classObjectDescriptor != null : "Class object is not found for " + descriptor;
             return StackValue.singleton(classObjectDescriptor, typeMapper);
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java
index b67e4c3d1ec..c0cb1d79826 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ImplementationBodyCodegen.java
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ public class ImplementationBodyCodegen extends ClassBodyCodegen {
     }
 
     private void generateFieldForSingleton() {
-        if (isEnumClass(descriptor)) return;
+        if (isEnumClass(descriptor) || isEnumEntry(descriptor)) return;
 
         ClassDescriptor classObjectDescriptor = descriptor.getClassObjectDescriptor();
         ClassDescriptor fieldTypeDescriptor;