diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
index 91cafdac32e..5f18b57e372 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
@@ -307,6 +307,12 @@ public class FirBytecodeTextTestGenerated extends AbstractFirBytecodeTextTest {
         runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt46615.kt");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @TestMetadata("kt48367.kt")
+    public void testKt48367() throws Exception {
+        runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt48367.kt");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @TestMetadata("kt5016.kt")
     public void testKt5016() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt48367.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt48367.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..709dbbadefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt48367.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+fun foo(block: () -> String): String = block()
+inline fun bar(crossinline f: () -> String) = foo { f() }
+
+fun flaf() {
+  val revoked = "A"
+  bar {
+    synchronized (revoked) {
+      "B"
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// The field $revoked$inlined should be loaded only once and stored in a local
+// that is used for the monitor enter/exit instructions. Locking and unlocking
+// directly on a field load makes it hard for the JVM to prove that locking is
+// balanced which causes the code to be interpreted. See KT-48367 for details.
+
+// 1 GETFIELD Kt48367Kt\$flaf\$\$inlined\$bar\$1.\$revoked\$inlined : Ljava/lang/String;
+// 1 MONITORENTER
+// 2 MONITOREXIT
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
index af31540ddce..bc9c67402e4 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/BytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
@@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ public class BytecodeTextTestGenerated extends AbstractBytecodeTextTest {
         runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt3845.kt");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @TestMetadata("kt48367.kt")
+    public void testKt48367() throws Exception {
+        runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt48367.kt");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @TestMetadata("kt5016.kt")
     public void testKt5016() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
index 9169dc70970..b81907d8eb0 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated.java
@@ -307,6 +307,12 @@ public class IrBytecodeTextTestGenerated extends AbstractIrBytecodeTextTest {
         runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt46615.kt");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @TestMetadata("kt48367.kt")
+    public void testKt48367() throws Exception {
+        runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/bytecodeText/kt48367.kt");
+    }
+
     @Test
     @TestMetadata("kt5016.kt")
     public void testKt5016() throws Exception {
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Synchronized.kt b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Synchronized.kt
index c8a855efe68..bcedeff760f 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Synchronized.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/jvm/src/kotlin/util/Synchronized.kt
@@ -19,13 +19,18 @@ public actual inline fun <R> synchronized(lock: Any, block: () -> R): R {
         callsInPlace(block, InvocationKind.EXACTLY_ONCE)
     }
 
+    // Force the lock object into a local and use that local for monitor enter/exit.
+    // This ensures that the JVM can prove that locking is balanced which is a
+    // prerequisite for using fast locking implementations. See KT-48367 for details.
+    val lockLocal = lock
+
     @Suppress("NON_PUBLIC_CALL_FROM_PUBLIC_INLINE", "INVISIBLE_MEMBER")
-    monitorEnter(lock)
+    monitorEnter(lockLocal)
     try {
         return block()
     }
     finally {
         @Suppress("NON_PUBLIC_CALL_FROM_PUBLIC_INLINE", "INVISIBLE_MEMBER")
-        monitorExit(lock)
+        monitorExit(lockLocal)
     }
 }