diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
index 5e0ad2ab2ce..8869ef67103 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/JvmLower.kt
@@ -288,12 +288,14 @@ private val jvmFilePhases = listOf(
     lateinitDeclarationLoweringPhase,
     lateinitUsageLoweringPhase,
 
-    moveOrCopyCompanionObjectFieldsPhase,
     inlineCallableReferenceToLambdaPhase,
     functionReferencePhase,
     suspendLambdaPhase,
     propertyReferencePhase,
     constPhase,
+    // TODO: merge the next three phases together, as visitors behave incorrectly between them
+    //  (backing fields moved out of companion objects are reachable by two paths):
+    moveOrCopyCompanionObjectFieldsPhase,
     propertiesPhase,
     remapObjectFieldAccesses,
     anonymousObjectSuperConstructorPhase,