diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
index 9968ad4ebcb..ad5724d9ee8 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/JetTypeMapper.java
@@ -246,7 +246,11 @@ public class JetTypeMapper {
         DeclarationDescriptor descriptor = jetType.getConstructor().getDeclarationDescriptor();
 
         if (ErrorUtils.isError(descriptor)) {
-            return Type.getObjectType("error/NonExistentClass");
+            Type asmType = Type.getObjectType("error/NonExistentClass");
+            if (signatureVisitor != null) {
+                visitAsmType(signatureVisitor, asmType, true);
+            }
+            return asmType;
         }
 
         if (standardLibrary.getArray().equals(descriptor)) {