diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/state/KotlinTypeMapper.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/state/KotlinTypeMapper.java
index a78cab0413e..915db7444ba 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/state/KotlinTypeMapper.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/state/KotlinTypeMapper.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fileClasses.FileClasses;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fileClasses.JvmFileClassInfo;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fileClasses.JvmFileClassUtil;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fileClasses.JvmFileClassesProvider;
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.descriptors.IrBuiltinOperatorDescriptorBase;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.BuiltinMethodsWithSpecialGenericSignature;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.BuiltinMethodsWithSpecialGenericSignature.SpecialSignatureInfo;
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.load.java.JvmAbi;
@@ -196,6 +197,10 @@ public class KotlinTypeMapper {
             if (facadeFqName != null) return facadeFqName;
         }
 
+        if (descriptor instanceof IrBuiltinOperatorDescriptorBase) {
+            return "intrinsic";
+        }
+
         throw new RuntimeException("Could not find package member for " + descriptor +
                                    " in package fragment " + descriptor.getContainingDeclaration());
     }