diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/IrBasedDescriptors.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/IrBasedDescriptors.kt
index e80bb19bd98..f4fd06ee9bf 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/IrBasedDescriptors.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/IrBasedDescriptors.kt
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ fun IrTypeParameter.toIrBasedDescriptor() = IrBasedTypeParameterDescriptor(this)
 
 open class IrBasedVariableDescriptor(owner: IrVariable) : VariableDescriptor, IrBasedCallableDescriptor<IrVariable>(owner) {
 
-    override fun getContainingDeclaration() = (owner.parent as IrFunction).toIrBasedDescriptor()
+    override fun getContainingDeclaration() = (owner.parent as IrDeclaration).toIrBasedDescriptor()
     override fun getType() = owner.type.toIrBasedKotlinType()
     override fun getReturnType() = getType()
     override fun getName() = owner.name
diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/WrappedDescriptors.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/WrappedDescriptors.kt
index dbedd98a63f..3d5fced9fa4 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/WrappedDescriptors.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.tree/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/descriptors/WrappedDescriptors.kt
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ open class WrappedTypeParameterDescriptor : TypeParameterDescriptor, WrappedDecl
 @OptIn(ObsoleteDescriptorBasedAPI::class)
 open class WrappedVariableDescriptor : VariableDescriptor, WrappedCallableDescriptor<IrVariable>() {
 
-    override fun getContainingDeclaration() = (owner.parent as IrFunction).descriptor
+    override fun getContainingDeclaration() = (owner.parent as IrDeclaration).descriptor
     override fun getType() = owner.type.toKotlinType()
     override fun getReturnType() = getType()
     override fun getName() = owner.name