diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Reporting.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Reporting.kt
index ffe4e88be2f..6d3fb8d9d67 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Reporting.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/Reporting.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.konan
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.CommonBackendContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.IrElement
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.declarations.IrFile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.render
 
 internal fun CommonBackendContext.reportCompilationError(message: String, irFile: IrFile, irElement: IrElement): Nothing {
     report(irElement, irFile, message, true)
@@ -22,3 +23,22 @@ internal fun CommonBackendContext.reportCompilationError(message: String): Nothi
 internal fun CommonBackendContext.reportCompilationWarning(message: String) {
     report(null, null, message, false)
 }
+
+internal fun error(irFile: IrFile, element: IrElement?, message: String): Nothing {
+    error(buildString {
+        append("Internal compiler error: $message\n")
+        if (element == null) {
+            append("(IR element is null)")
+        } else {
+            val location = element.getCompilerMessageLocation(irFile)
+            append("at $location\n")
+
+            val renderedElement = try {
+                element.render()
+            } catch (e: Throwable) {
+                "(unable to render IR element)"
+            }
+            append(renderedElement)
+        }
+    })
+}