diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt
index 0f25f6edd64..24a57d30b76 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/JsIrBackendContext.kt
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ class JsIrBackendContext(
     val coroutineGetContextJs
         get() = ir.symbols.coroutineGetContext
 
-    val coroutineEmptyContinuation = symbolTable.referenceField(getProperty(FqName.fromSegments(listOf("kotlin", "coroutines", "js", "internal", "EmptyContinuation"))))
+    val coroutineEmptyContinuation = symbolTable.referenceProperty(getProperty(FqName.fromSegments(listOf("kotlin", "coroutines", "js", "internal", "EmptyContinuation"))))
 
     val coroutineContextProperty: PropertyDescriptor
         get() {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt
index 1d052f2b96b..b3f647b6439 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/transformers/irToJs/IrModuleToJsTransformer.kt
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class IrModuleToJsTransformer(
             if (mainFunction.valueParameters.isNotEmpty()) JsArrayLiteral(mainArguments.map { JsStringLiteral(it) }) else null
 
         val continuation = if (mainFunction.isSuspend) {
-            val emptyContinuationField = backendContext.coroutineEmptyContinuation.owner
+            val emptyContinuationField = backendContext.coroutineEmptyContinuation.owner.backingField!!
             rootContext.getNameForField(emptyContinuationField).makeRef()
         } else null