diff --git a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/StarProjectionImpl.kt b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/StarProjectionImpl.kt
index d10509738c9..309ca708f33 100644
--- a/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/StarProjectionImpl.kt
+++ b/core/descriptors/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/types/StarProjectionImpl.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class StarProjectionImpl(
     override fun getProjectionKind() = Variance.OUT_VARIANCE
 
     // No synchronization here: there's no problem in accidentally computing this twice
-    private val _type: KotlinType by lazy(LazyThreadSafetyMode.NONE) {
+    private val _type: KotlinType by lazy(LazyThreadSafetyMode.PUBLICATION) {
         typeParameter.starProjectionType()
     }