diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
index 508b65ac03b..267e5d431a3 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
             for (catch in catches) {
                 fun genCatchBlock() {
                     using(VariableScope()) {
-                        currentCodeContext.genDeclareVariable(catch.catchParameter, exception, null)
+                        currentCodeContext.genDeclareVariable(catch.catchParameter, exception)
                         functionGenerationContext.generateFrameCheck()
                         evaluateExpressionAndJump(catch.result, success)
                     }
@@ -1455,11 +1455,16 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
                 }
             } ?: evaluateExpression(it)
         }
-        currentCodeContext.genDeclareVariable(
-                variable, value, debugInfoIfNeeded(
-                (currentCodeContext.functionScope() as FunctionScope).declaration, variable))
+        this.currentCodeContext.genDeclareVariable(variable, value)
     }
 
+    private fun CodeContext.genDeclareVariable(
+            variable: IrVariable,
+            value: LLVMValueRef?
+    ) = genDeclareVariable(
+            variable, value, debugInfoIfNeeded(
+            (functionScope() as FunctionScope).declaration, variable))
+
     //-------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
     private fun evaluateTypeOperator(value: IrTypeOperatorCall): LLVMValueRef {
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/debugger/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/test/debugger/LldbTests.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/debugger/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/test/debugger/LldbTests.kt
index 592f0c84ec6..04b353b1707 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/debugger/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/test/debugger/LldbTests.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/debugger/src/test/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/test/debugger/LldbTests.kt
@@ -126,6 +126,37 @@ class LldbTests {
         > q
     """)
 
+    @Test
+    fun `can inspect catch parameter`() = lldbTest("""
+        fun main() {
+            try {
+                throw Exception("message 1")
+            } catch (e1: Throwable) {
+                println(e1.message)
+            }
+
+            try {
+                throwError()
+            } catch (e2: Throwable) {
+                println(e2.message)
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun throwError() {
+            throw Error("message 2")
+        }
+    """, """
+            > b main.kt:5
+            > ${lldbCommandRunOrContinue()}
+            > fr var
+            (ObjHeader *) e1 = [..]
+            > b main.kt:11
+            > c
+            > fr var
+            (ObjHeader *) e2 = [..]
+            > q
+    """)
+
     @Test
     fun `swift with kotlin static framework`() = lldbComplexTest {
         val aKtSrc = """