diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
index 8957a3588f3..86710ab25c9 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DescriptorResolver.java
@@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ public class DescriptorResolver {
             // Error is reported by the parser
             type = ErrorUtils.createErrorType("Annotation is absent");
         }
+        if (parameter.hasModifier(JetTokens.VARARG_KEYWORD)) {
+            return getVarargParameterType(type);
+        }
         return type;
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/kt1838-param.jet b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/kt1838-param.jet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..607bbfd1ebb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/kt1838-param.jet
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class A(vararg t : Int) {
+    {
+        val t1 : IntArray = t
+    }
+}
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/kt1838-val.jet b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/kt1838-val.jet
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae719ee3d42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/varargs/kt1838-val.jet
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class A(vararg val t : Int) {
+    {
+        val t1 : IntArray = t
+    }
+}