diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectArrayInParam.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectArrayInParam.txt
index cc1a8046442..5439f74082f 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectArrayInParam.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectArrayInParam.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public open class ClassObjectArrayInParam {
         public abstract fun value(): kotlin.Array<kotlin.reflect.KClass<*>>
     }
 
-    test.ClassObjectArrayInParam.Anno(value = {javaClass<test.ClassObjectArrayInParam>(), javaClass<test.ClassObjectArrayInParam.Nested>(), javaClass<kotlin.String>()}: kotlin.Array<out kotlin.reflect.KClass<*>>) public open class Nested {
+    test.ClassObjectArrayInParam.Anno(value = {test.ClassObjectArrayInParam::class, test.ClassObjectArrayInParam.Nested::class, kotlin.String::class}: kotlin.Array<out kotlin.reflect.KClass<*>>) public open class Nested {
         public constructor Nested()
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParam.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParam.txt
index e72f3d006b8..45db5d4b4b0 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParam.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParam.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public open class ClassObjectInParam {
         public abstract fun value(): kotlin.reflect.KClass<*>
     }
 
-    test.ClassObjectInParam.Anno(value = javaClass<test.ClassObjectInParam>(): java.lang.Class<test.ClassObjectInParam>) public open class Nested {
+    test.ClassObjectInParam.Anno(value = test.ClassObjectInParam::class: java.lang.Class<test.ClassObjectInParam>) public open class Nested {
         public constructor Nested()
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParamRaw.txt b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParamRaw.txt
index a3a66e73a33..9ff63a4cae1 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParamRaw.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/loadJava/compiledJava/annotations/ClassObjectInParamRaw.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public open class ClassObjectInParamRaw {
         public abstract fun value(): kotlin.reflect.KClass<*>
     }
 
-    test.ClassObjectInParamRaw.Anno(arg = {}: kotlin.Array<kotlin.reflect.KClass<*>>, value = javaClass<test.ClassObjectInParamRaw>(): java.lang.Class<test.ClassObjectInParamRaw>) public open class Nested {
+    test.ClassObjectInParamRaw.Anno(arg = {}: kotlin.Array<kotlin.reflect.KClass<*>>, value = test.ClassObjectInParamRaw::class: java.lang.Class<test.ClassObjectInParamRaw>) public open class Nested {
         public constructor Nested()
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt
index 35f22f88051..09027521512 100644
--- a/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt
+++ b/core/descriptor.loader.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/java/lazy/descriptors/LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor.kt
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ class LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor(
                 TypeUsage.MEMBER_SIGNATURE_INVARIANT.toAttributes(allowFlexible = false))
         )
 
-        val jlClass = c.module.resolveTopLevelClass(FqName("java.lang.Class"))
-        if (jlClass == null) return null
+        val jlClass = c.module.resolveTopLevelClass(FqName("java.lang.Class")) ?: return null
 
         val arguments = listOf(TypeProjectionImpl(type))
 
@@ -161,7 +160,7 @@ class LazyJavaAnnotationDescriptor(
             override fun computeMemberScope() = jlClass.getMemberScope(arguments)
         }
 
-        return JavaClassValue(javaClassObjectType)
+        return KClassValue(javaClassObjectType)
     }
 
     override fun toString(): String {