diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt
index c94e11a3fe7..5025fa38a94 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JKSymbolProvider.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k
 
 import com.intellij.psi.*
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.JKLocalVariable
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.j2k.tree.impl.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtClassOrObject
 
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ class JKSymbolProvider {
         }
     }
 
+    fun provideLocalVarSymbol(psi: PsiLocalVariable, variable: JKLocalVariable): JKSymbol {
+        return symbols.getOrPut(psi) { JKUniverseFieldSymbol(variable) }
+    }
+
     private inner class ElementVisitor : JavaElementVisitor() {
         override fun visitClass(aClass: PsiClass) {
             symbols[aClass] = JKUniverseClassSymbol()
diff --git a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
index 05e7503296b..9ce03db9dd5 100644
--- a/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
+++ b/j2k/newSrc/org/jetbrains/kotlin/j2k/JavaToJKTreeBuilder.kt
@@ -113,8 +113,9 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
         fun PsiMethodCallExpression.toJK(): JKExpression {
             val method = methodExpression as PsiReferenceExpressionImpl
 
-            val identifier = JKMultiverseMethodSymbol(method.reference?.resolve() as PsiMethod)
-            val call = JKJavaMethodCallExpressionImpl(identifier as JKMethodSymbol, argumentList.toJK())
+            val call = JKJavaMethodCallExpressionImpl(
+                symbolProvider.provideSymbol(method.reference?.resolve() ?: TODO()) as JKMethodSymbol, argumentList.toJK()
+            )
             return if (method.findChildByRole(ChildRole.DOT) != null) {
                 JKQualifiedExpressionImpl((method.qualifier as PsiExpression).toJK(), JKJavaQualifierImpl.DOT, call)
             } else {
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ class JavaToJKTreeBuilder(var symbolProvider: JKSymbolProvider) {
                         with(expressionTreeMapper) { it.typeElement.toJK() },
                         JKNameIdentifierImpl(it.name ?: TODO()),
                         with(expressionTreeMapper) { it.initializer.toJK() }
-                    ).also { i -> symbolProvider.symbols[it] = JKUniverseFieldSymbol(i) }
+                    ).also { i -> symbolProvider.provideLocalVarSymbol(it, i) }
                 } else TODO()
             }
         }