diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/lower/SpecialBackendChecksTraversal.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/lower/SpecialBackendChecksTraversal.kt
index e7db1edc209..4e0796f0c47 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/lower/SpecialBackendChecksTraversal.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/lower/SpecialBackendChecksTraversal.kt
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ private class BackendChecker(
     }
 
     override fun visitClass(declaration: IrClass) {
-        if (declaration.isKotlinObjCClass()) {
+        if (!declaration.isExpect && declaration.isKotlinObjCClass()) {
             checkKotlinObjCClass(declaration)
         }
         super.visitClass(declaration)