diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/IrInterpreter.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/IrInterpreter.kt
index 6a1b9bf038f..84afbc3468b 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/IrInterpreter.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/IrInterpreter.kt
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class IrInterpreter(irModule: IrModuleFragment, private val bodyMap: Map<IdSigna
                 (valueArguments[i] ?: defaultValues[i])?.interpret()?.check { return@newFrame it }
                     ?: stack.pushReturnValue(listOf<Any?>().toPrimitiveStateArray(expression.getVarargType(i)!!)) // if vararg is empty
 
-                if (stack.peekReturnValue().isNull() && !valueParametersSymbols[i].isNullable()) {
+                stack.peekReturnValue().checkNullability(valueParametersSymbols[i].owner.type) {
                     val method = irFunction.getCapitalizedFileName() + "." + irFunction.fqNameWhenAvailable
                     val parameter = valueParametersSymbols[i].owner.name
                     throw IllegalArgumentException("Parameter specified as non-null is null: method $method, parameter $parameter")
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/Utils.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/Utils.kt
index 210de640b89..73d67a0383e 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/Utils.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/Utils.kt
@@ -204,17 +204,4 @@ internal fun State?.getCorrectReceiverByFunction(irFunction: IrFunction): State?
     return generateSequence(original) { it.superClass }.firstOrNull { it.irClass.thisReceiver == other } ?: this
 }
 
-internal fun State.checkNullability(irType: IrType?): State {
-    if (irType !is IrSimpleType) return this
-    if (this.isNull() && !irType.hasQuestionMark) {
-        throw NullPointerException()
-    }
-    return this
-}
-
-fun IrValueParameterSymbol.isNullable(): Boolean {
-    val type = this.owner.type as? IrSimpleType ?: return false
-    return type.isNullable()
-}
-
 internal fun IrFunction.getCapitalizedFileName() = this.file.name.replace(".kt", "Kt").capitalize()
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diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/state/State.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/state/State.kt
index a60b5c8d251..0f65a5fb25b 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/state/State.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/interpreter/state/State.kt
@@ -55,4 +55,15 @@ internal fun State.isSubtypeOf(other: IrType): Boolean {
     }
 
     return this.irClass.defaultType.isSubtypeOfClass(other.classOrNull!!)
+}
+
+/**
+ * This method used to check if for not null parameter there was passed null argument.
+ */
+internal fun State.checkNullability(irType: IrType?, throwException: () -> Nothing = { throw NullPointerException() }): State {
+    if (irType !is IrSimpleType) return this
+    if (this.isNull() && !irType.isNullable()) {
+        throwException()
+    }
+    return this
 }
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