diff --git a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java b/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
index 463ff542627..8221b4e26d7 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/serialization/src/org/jetbrains/jet/descriptors/serialization/TypeDeserializer.java
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public class TypeDeserializer {
     private final NameResolver nameResolver;
     private final IndexedSymbolTable<TypeParameterDescriptor> typeParameterDescriptors;
 
+    public TypeDeserializer(@NotNull TypeDeserializer parent) {
+        this(parent, parent.nameResolver);
+    }
+
     public TypeDeserializer(
             @Nullable TypeDeserializer parent,
             @NotNull NameResolver nameResolver