diff --git a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/SimpleBridgeGeneratorImpl.kt b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/SimpleBridgeGeneratorImpl.kt
index a378a3d5548..675342353e7 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/SimpleBridgeGeneratorImpl.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/Interop/StubGenerator/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/native/interop/gen/SimpleBridgeGeneratorImpl.kt
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ class SimpleBridgeGeneratorImpl(
                 val externCPrefix = if (libraryForCStubs.language == Language.CPP) "extern \"C\" " else ""
                 val functionName = pkgName.replace(INVALID_CLANG_IDENTIFIER_REGEX, "_") + "_$kotlinFunctionName"
                 if (independent) kotlinLines.add("@" + topLevelKotlinScope.reference(KotlinTypes.independent))
-                kotlinLines.add("@SymbolName(${functionName.quoteAsKotlinLiteral()})")
+                // TODO: this should be separate annotation
+                kotlinLines.add("@GCUnsafeCall(${functionName.quoteAsKotlinLiteral()})")
                 "$externCPrefix$cReturnType $functionName ($joinedCParameters)"
             }
         }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGen.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGen.kt
index 3a2fb3c0bd3..5a616c8c078 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGen.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGen.kt
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ private fun KotlinStubs.createFakeKotlinExternalFunction(
     )
 
     bridge.annotations += buildSimpleAnnotation(irBuiltIns, UNDEFINED_OFFSET, UNDEFINED_OFFSET,
-            symbols.symbolName.owner, cFunctionName)
+            symbols.gcUnsafeCall.owner, cFunctionName)
 
     if (isObjCMethod) {
         val methodInfo = signature.getObjCMethodInfo()!!
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGenUtils.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGenUtils.kt
index bd1e546f2be..f5d6a697067 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGenUtils.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/cgen/CBridgeGenUtils.kt
@@ -130,8 +130,9 @@ private fun createKotlinBridge(
             isInfix = false
     )
     if (isExternal) {
+        // TODO this should be separate annotation
         bridge.annotations += buildSimpleAnnotation(stubs.irBuiltIns, startOffset, endOffset,
-                stubs.symbols.symbolName.owner, cBridgeName)
+                stubs.symbols.gcUnsafeCall.owner, cBridgeName)
         bridge.annotations += buildSimpleAnnotation(stubs.irBuiltIns, startOffset, endOffset,
                 stubs.symbols.filterExceptions.owner,
                 foreignExceptionMode.value)
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
index 15ca02ebf0d..5fbb8c106c4 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/ir/Ir.kt
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ internal class KonanSymbols(
     val arrayList = symbolTable.referenceClass(getArrayListClassDescriptor(context))
 
     val symbolName = topLevelClass(RuntimeNames.symbolNameAnnotation)
+    val gcUnsafeCall = topLevelClass(KonanFqNames.gcUnsafeCall)
     val filterExceptions = topLevelClass(RuntimeNames.filterExceptions)
     val exportForCppRuntime = topLevelClass(RuntimeNames.exportForCppRuntime)
 
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
index 33461d9fc17..f961a4f948b 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/llvm/IrToBitcode.kt
@@ -2487,7 +2487,8 @@ internal class CodeGeneratorVisitor(val context: Context, val lifetimes: Map<IrE
             val result = context.memoryModel == MemoryModel.EXPERIMENTAL && origin == CBridgeOrigin.KOTLIN_TO_C_BRIDGE
             if (result) {
                 check(isExternal)
-                check(!annotations.hasAnnotation(KonanFqNames.gcUnsafeCall))
+                // TODO: this should be separate annotation
+                // check(!annotations.hasAnnotation(KonanFqNames.gcUnsafeCall))
                 check(annotations.hasAnnotation(RuntimeNames.filterExceptions))
             }
             return result