diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/VariableDescriptorImpl.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/VariableDescriptorImpl.java
index aaa91e2d0fc..4939698e41d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/VariableDescriptorImpl.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/descriptors/VariableDescriptorImpl.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public abstract class VariableDescriptorImpl extends DeclarationDescriptorImpl i
             @NotNull Name name
     )
     {
-        super(containingDeclaration, annotations, name);
+        this(containingDeclaration, annotations, name, null);
     }
 
     @NotNull