diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
index 8ed284026e2..972b8578e48 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ fun Candidate.preprocessLambdaArgument(
             }?.type as ConeKotlinType?
 
             if (explicitTypeArgument == null || explicitTypeArgument.typeArguments.isNotEmpty()) {
-                return LambdaWithTypeVariableAsExpectedTypeAtom(argument, expectedType, this)
+                return LambdaWithTypeVariableAsExpectedTypeAtom(argument, expectedType, this).also {
+                    this.postponedAtoms += it
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt
index 3f495fd1bf4..917f8678005 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedAtoms.kt
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ class LambdaWithTypeVariableAsExpectedTypeAtom(
     private val initialExpectedTypeType: ConeKotlinType,
     val candidateOfOuterCall: Candidate,
 ) : PostponedResolvedAtom(), LambdaWithTypeVariableAsExpectedTypeMarker {
-    init {
-        candidateOfOuterCall.postponedAtoms += this
-    }
 
     override var parameterTypesFromDeclaration: List<ConeKotlinType?>? = null
         private set