diff --git a/compiler/compiler.pro b/compiler/compiler.pro
index f8face474c2..962bf2cf30b 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler.pro
+++ b/compiler/compiler.pro
@@ -213,3 +213,6 @@ messages/**)
 
 # for kapt
 -keep class com.intellij.openapi.project.Project { *; }
+
+# remove when KT-18563 would be fixed
+-keep class org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.PsiUtilsKt { *; }
diff --git a/compiler/compiler.pro.172 b/compiler/compiler.pro.172
index d8a17a0bc12..50e652a529a 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler.pro.172
+++ b/compiler/compiler.pro.172
@@ -212,3 +212,6 @@ messages/**)
 
 # for kapt
 -keep class com.intellij.openapi.project.Project { *; }
+
+# remove when KT-18563 would be fixed
+-keep class org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.PsiUtilsKt { *; }
diff --git a/compiler/compiler.pro.182 b/compiler/compiler.pro.182
index 0c841b65141..eb42452a59a 100644
--- a/compiler/compiler.pro.182
+++ b/compiler/compiler.pro.182
@@ -220,3 +220,6 @@ messages/**)
 
 # for kapt
 -keep class com.intellij.openapi.project.Project { *; }
+
+# remove when KT-18563 would be fixed
+-keep class org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.psiUtil.PsiUtilsKt { *; }