diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/BodyResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/BodyResolver.java
index 9b2c69aaba3..c4ed3117f6d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/BodyResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/BodyResolver.java
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class BodyResolver {
     private void resolveAnonymousInitializers(JetClassOrObject jetClassOrObject, MutableClassDescriptor classDescriptor) {
         if (!context.completeAnalysisNeeded(jetClassOrObject)) return;
         List<JetClassInitializer> anonymousInitializers = jetClassOrObject.getAnonymousInitializers();
-        if (jetClassOrObject.hasPrimaryConstructor()) {
+        if (classDescriptor.getUnsubstitutedPrimaryConstructor() != null) {
             ConstructorDescriptor primaryConstructor = classDescriptor.getUnsubstitutedPrimaryConstructor();
             assert primaryConstructor != null;
             final JetScope scopeForInitializers = classDescriptor.getScopeForInitializers();
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/AnonymousInitializers.jet b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/AnonymousInitializers.jet
index 515ed807058..b8922a192bb 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/AnonymousInitializers.jet
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/AnonymousInitializers.jet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class NoC {
+trait NoC {
   <!ANONYMOUS_INITIALIZER_WITHOUT_CONSTRUCTOR!>{
 
   }<!>
diff --git a/idea/testData/checker/AnonymousInitializers.jet b/idea/testData/checker/AnonymousInitializers.jet
index f5f5db7a224..5fdfd561edb 100644
--- a/idea/testData/checker/AnonymousInitializers.jet
+++ b/idea/testData/checker/AnonymousInitializers.jet
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class NoC {
+trait NoC {
   <error>{
 
   }</error>