diff --git a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt
index 5974fb8184e..bd4d65e837c 100644
--- a/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt
+++ b/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrModuleDeserializer.kt
@@ -284,11 +284,13 @@ class KonanIrModuleDeserializer(
                         classDescriptor,
                         classDescriptor.modality
                 ) { symbol: IrClassSymbol -> IrClassImpl(UNDEFINED_OFFSET, UNDEFINED_OFFSET, irrelevantOrigin, symbol) }
+                .also {
+                    it.parent = file
+                }
                 declaration
 
             }
             file.declarations.addAll(declarations)
-            file
         }
     }
 
@@ -334,4 +336,4 @@ class KonanIrModuleDeserializer(
         val proto = KonanIr.IrModule.parseFrom(byteArray.codedInputStream, KonanSerializerProtocol.extensionRegistry)
         return deserializeIrModule(proto, moduleDescriptor, deserializeAllDeclarations)
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}