diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/ObjectLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/ObjectLowering.kt
index 8627aac6678..eb297a41f3f 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/ObjectLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/ObjectLowering.kt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ private fun JsCommonBackendContext.getOrCreateGetInstanceFunction(obj: IrClass)
             name = Name.identifier(obj.name.asString() + "_getInstance")
             returnType = obj.defaultType
             origin = JsLoweredDeclarationOrigin.OBJECT_GET_INSTANCE_FUNCTION
+            visibility = obj.visibility
         }.apply {
             parent = obj.parent
         }