diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/JsClassGenerator.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/JsClassGenerator.kt
index 874022f3c85..7bb1965bc3e 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/JsClassGenerator.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/JsClassGenerator.kt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class JsClassGenerator(private val irClass: IrClass, val context: JsGenerationCo
 
         val translatedFunction = declaration.run { if (isReal) accept(IrFunctionToJsTransformer(), context) else null }
         if (declaration.isStaticMethodOfClass) {
-            return translatedFunction!!.makeStmt()
+            return translatedFunction?.makeStmt()
         }
 
         val memberName = context.getNameForSymbol(declaration.symbol)