diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationResolver.java
index dd21f2295c1..13ba4ab7e6e 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationResolver.java
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ public class DeclarationResolver {
             @NotNull MutableClassDescriptor classDescriptor,
             @NotNull JetClass klass
     ) {
-        boolean isAnnotationClass = DescriptorUtils.isAnnotationClass(classDescriptor);
-
         // TODO : not all the parameters are real properties
         JetScope memberScope = classDescriptor.getScopeForClassHeaderResolution();
         ConstructorDescriptor constructorDescriptor = descriptorResolver.resolvePrimaryConstructorDescriptor(memberScope, classDescriptor, klass, trace);
@@ -262,9 +260,6 @@ public class DeclarationResolver {
                     c.getPrimaryConstructorParameterProperties().put(parameter, propertyDescriptor);
                 }
                 else {
-                    if (isAnnotationClass) {
-                        trace.report(MISSING_VAL_ON_ANNOTATION_PARAMETER.on(parameter));
-                    }
                     notProperties.add(valueParameterDescriptor);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java
index 32024e5c1f4..39e6a6f09d3 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/DeclarationsChecker.java
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ public class DeclarationsChecker {
         }
         else if (aClass.isAnnotation()) {
             checkAnnotationClassWithBody(aClass);
+            checkValOnAnnotationParameter(aClass);
         }
         else if (aClass.isEnum()) {
             checkEnumModifiers(aClass);
@@ -249,6 +250,14 @@ public class DeclarationsChecker {
         }
     }
 
+    private void checkValOnAnnotationParameter(JetClass aClass) {
+        for (JetParameter parameter : aClass.getPrimaryConstructorParameters()) {
+            if (parameter.getValOrVarNode() == null) {
+                trace.report(MISSING_VAL_ON_ANNOTATION_PARAMETER.on(parameter));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private void checkOpenMembers(ClassDescriptorWithResolutionScopes classDescriptor) {
         for (CallableMemberDescriptor memberDescriptor : classDescriptor.getDeclaredCallableMembers()) {
             if (memberDescriptor.getKind() != CallableMemberDescriptor.Kind.DECLARATION) continue;