diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeAliasCommonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeAliasCommonizer.kt
index 5b49a0cac4b..56f36d60905 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeAliasCommonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeAliasCommonizer.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.Modality
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.factory.CirClassFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.factory.CirTypeAliasFactory
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.factory.CirTypeFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.mergedtree.CirKnownClassifiers
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 
@@ -70,70 +69,13 @@ private class TypeAliasShortCircuitingCommonizer(
 
     override fun doCommonizeWith(next: CirTypeAlias): Boolean {
         if (underlyingType == null) {
-            underlyingType = computeUnderlyingType(next.underlyingType) ?: return false
+            underlyingType = computeSuitableUnderlyingType(classifiers, next.underlyingType) ?: return false
         }
 
         return typeParameters.commonizeWith(next.typeParameters)
                 && expandedType.commonizeWith(next.expandedType)
                 && visibility.commonizeWith(next)
     }
-
-    private tailrec fun computeUnderlyingType(underlyingType: CirClassOrTypeAliasType): CirClassOrTypeAliasType? {
-        return when (underlyingType) {
-            is CirClassType -> underlyingType.withCommonizedArguments()
-            is CirTypeAliasType -> if (classifiers.commonDependeeLibraries.hasClassifier(underlyingType.classifierId))
-                underlyingType.withCommonizedArguments()
-            else
-                computeUnderlyingType(underlyingType.underlyingType)
-        }
-    }
-
-    private fun CirClassType.withCommonizedArguments(): CirClassType? {
-        val existingArguments = arguments
-        val newArguments = existingArguments.toCommonizedArguments() ?: return null
-
-        val existingOuterType = outerType
-        val newOuterType = existingOuterType?.let { it.withCommonizedArguments() ?: return null }
-
-        return if (newArguments !== existingArguments || newOuterType !== existingOuterType)
-            CirTypeFactory.createClassType(
-                classId = classifierId,
-                outerType = newOuterType,
-                visibility = visibility,
-                arguments = newArguments,
-                isMarkedNullable = isMarkedNullable
-            )
-        else
-            this
-    }
-
-    private fun CirTypeAliasType.withCommonizedArguments(): CirTypeAliasType? {
-        val existingArguments = arguments
-        val newArguments = existingArguments.toCommonizedArguments() ?: return null
-
-        val existingUnderlyingType = underlyingType
-        val newUnderlyingType = when (existingUnderlyingType) {
-            is CirClassType -> existingUnderlyingType.withCommonizedArguments()
-            is CirTypeAliasType -> existingUnderlyingType.withCommonizedArguments()
-        } ?: return null
-
-        return if (newArguments !== existingArguments || newUnderlyingType !== existingUnderlyingType)
-            CirTypeFactory.createTypeAliasType(
-                typeAliasId = classifierId,
-                underlyingType = newUnderlyingType,
-                arguments = newArguments,
-                isMarkedNullable = isMarkedNullable
-            )
-        else
-            this
-    }
-
-    @Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
-    private inline fun List<CirTypeProjection>.toCommonizedArguments(): List<CirTypeProjection>? =
-        if (isEmpty())
-            this
-        else
-            TypeArgumentListCommonizer(classifiers).let { if (it.commonizeWith(this)) it.result else null }
 }
 
 private class TypeAliasLiftingUpCommonizer(classifiers: CirKnownClassifiers) : AbstractStandardCommonizer<CirTypeAlias, CirTypeAlias>() {
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeCommonizer.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeCommonizer.kt
index 1cdc893683c..114d9d3c0e0 100644
--- a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeCommonizer.kt
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/TypeCommonizer.kt
@@ -109,7 +109,10 @@ private class TypeAliasTypeCommonizer(private val classifiers: CirKnownClassifie
             commonizedTypeBuilder = when (val commonClassifier = answer.commonClassifier) {
                 is CirClass -> CommonizedTypeAliasTypeBuilder.forClass(commonClassifier)
                 is CirTypeAlias -> CommonizedTypeAliasTypeBuilder.forTypeAlias(commonClassifier)
-                null -> CommonizedTypeAliasTypeBuilder.forKnownUnderlyingType(next.underlyingType)
+                null -> {
+                    val underlyingType = computeSuitableUnderlyingType(classifiers, next.underlyingType) ?: return false
+                    CommonizedTypeAliasTypeBuilder.forKnownUnderlyingType(underlyingType)
+                }
                 else -> error("Unexpected common classifier type: ${commonClassifier::class.java}, $commonClassifier")
             }
         }
diff --git a/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/typeAliasUtils.kt b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/typeAliasUtils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5f1697ff1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/commonizer/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/descriptors/commonizer/core/typeAliasUtils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2010-2021 JetBrains s.r.o. and Kotlin Programming Language contributors.
+ * Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the license/LICENSE.txt file.
+ */
+
+package org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.core
+
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.CirClassOrTypeAliasType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.CirClassType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.CirTypeAliasType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.CirTypeProjection
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.cir.factory.CirTypeFactory
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.descriptors.commonizer.mergedtree.CirKnownClassifiers
+
+internal tailrec fun computeSuitableUnderlyingType(
+    classifiers: CirKnownClassifiers,
+    underlyingType: CirClassOrTypeAliasType
+): CirClassOrTypeAliasType? {
+    return when (underlyingType) {
+        is CirClassType -> underlyingType.withCommonizedArguments(classifiers)
+        is CirTypeAliasType -> if (classifiers.commonDependeeLibraries.hasClassifier(underlyingType.classifierId))
+            underlyingType.withCommonizedArguments(classifiers)
+        else
+            computeSuitableUnderlyingType(classifiers, underlyingType.underlyingType)
+    }
+}
+
+private fun CirClassType.withCommonizedArguments(classifiers: CirKnownClassifiers): CirClassType? {
+    val existingArguments = arguments
+    val newArguments = existingArguments.toCommonizedArguments(classifiers) ?: return null
+
+    val existingOuterType = outerType
+    val newOuterType = existingOuterType?.let { it.withCommonizedArguments(classifiers) ?: return null }
+
+    return if (newArguments !== existingArguments || newOuterType !== existingOuterType)
+        CirTypeFactory.createClassType(
+            classId = classifierId,
+            outerType = newOuterType,
+            visibility = visibility,
+            arguments = newArguments,
+            isMarkedNullable = isMarkedNullable
+        )
+    else
+        this
+}
+
+private fun CirTypeAliasType.withCommonizedArguments(classifiers: CirKnownClassifiers): CirTypeAliasType? {
+    val existingArguments = arguments
+    val newArguments = existingArguments.toCommonizedArguments(classifiers) ?: return null
+
+    val existingUnderlyingType = underlyingType
+    val newUnderlyingType = when (existingUnderlyingType) {
+        is CirClassType -> existingUnderlyingType.withCommonizedArguments(classifiers)
+        is CirTypeAliasType -> existingUnderlyingType.withCommonizedArguments(classifiers)
+    } ?: return null
+
+    return if (newArguments !== existingArguments || newUnderlyingType !== existingUnderlyingType)
+        CirTypeFactory.createTypeAliasType(
+            typeAliasId = classifierId,
+            underlyingType = newUnderlyingType,
+            arguments = newArguments,
+            isMarkedNullable = isMarkedNullable
+        )
+    else
+        this
+}
+
+@Suppress("NOTHING_TO_INLINE")
+private inline fun List<CirTypeProjection>.toCommonizedArguments(classifiers: CirKnownClassifiers): List<CirTypeProjection>? =
+    if (isEmpty())
+        this
+    else
+        TypeArgumentListCommonizer(classifiers).let { if (it.commonizeWith(this)) it.result else null }