diff --git a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/preprocessor/IrInterpreterKCallableNamePreprocessor.kt b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/preprocessor/IrInterpreterKCallableNamePreprocessor.kt
index b2b28e566eb..2879a34ce9a 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/preprocessor/IrInterpreterKCallableNamePreprocessor.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/ir.interpreter/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/interpreter/preprocessor/IrInterpreterKCallableNamePreprocessor.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.typeOrNull
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.types.typeWith
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.isKFunction
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.isSubclassOf
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.properties
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.SpecialNames
 
 // Note: this class still will not allow us to evaluate things like `A()::a.name + `A()::b.name`.
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ class IrInterpreterKCallableNamePreprocessor : IrInterpreterPreprocessor {
             callableReference.type = newType
         }
 
+        // We want to change symbol to keep IR correct. If something goes wrong during interpretation, we still will have compilable code.
+        expression.symbol = data.irBuiltIns.kCallableClass.owner.properties.single { it.name.asString() == "name" }.getter!!.symbol
+
         callableReference.dispatchReceiver = null
         callableReference.extensionReceiver = null
         if (receiver is IrGetValue && receiver.symbol.owner.name == SpecialNames.THIS) return expression