diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/BasicIrModuleDeserializer.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/BasicIrModuleDeserializer.kt
index f59ad2f01f3..6ec5694a76e 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/BasicIrModuleDeserializer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/BasicIrModuleDeserializer.kt
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ abstract class BasicIrModuleDeserializer(
 
         return fileDeserializer.symbolDeserializer.signatureDeserializer
     }
+
+    override val origin get() = IrModuleOrigin.DESERIALIZED
 }
 
 private class ModuleDeserializationState(val linker: KotlinIrLinker, val moduleDeserializer: BasicIrModuleDeserializer) {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IncrementalCompilationSupport.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IncrementalCompilationSupport.kt
index d3a7c7af75f..5fd95739db6 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IncrementalCompilationSupport.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IncrementalCompilationSupport.kt
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ class CurrentModuleWithICDeserializer(
         get() = delegate.moduleFragment
     override val moduleDependencies: Collection<IrModuleDeserializer>
         get() = delegate.moduleDependencies
-    override val isCurrent: Boolean
-        get() = delegate.isCurrent
+    override val origin: IrModuleOrigin
+        get() = delegate.origin
 
     override fun fileDeserializers(): Collection<IrFileDeserializer> {
         return delegate.fileDeserializers()
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrModuleDeserializer.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrModuleDeserializer.kt
index cda6e395834..85f28bfd114 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrModuleDeserializer.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/IrModuleDeserializer.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ class CompatibilityMode(val abiVersion: KotlinAbiVersion) {
     }
 }
 
+enum class IrModuleOrigin {
+    CURRENT, DESERIALIZED, SYNTHETIC
+}
+
 abstract class IrModuleDeserializer(private val _moduleDescriptor: ModuleDescriptor?, val libraryAbiVersion: KotlinAbiVersion) {
     abstract operator fun contains(idSig: IdSignature): Boolean
     abstract fun deserializeIrSymbol(idSig: IdSignature, symbolKind: BinarySymbolData.SymbolKind): IrSymbol
@@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ abstract class IrModuleDeserializer(private val _moduleDescriptor: ModuleDescrip
 
     open val strategyResolver: (String) -> DeserializationStrategy = { DeserializationStrategy.ONLY_DECLARATION_HEADERS }
 
-    open val isCurrent = false
+    abstract val origin: IrModuleOrigin
 
     open fun fileDeserializers(): Collection<IrFileDeserializer> = error("Unsupported")
 
@@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ class IrModuleDeserializerWithBuiltIns(
 
     override val moduleFragment: IrModuleFragment get() = delegate.moduleFragment
     override val moduleDependencies: Collection<IrModuleDeserializer> get() = delegate.moduleDependencies
-    override val isCurrent get() = delegate.isCurrent
+    override val origin get() = delegate.origin
 
     override fun fileDeserializers(): Collection<IrFileDeserializer> {
         return delegate.fileDeserializers()
@@ -254,5 +258,5 @@ open class CurrentModuleDeserializer(
 
     override fun declareIrSymbol(symbol: IrSymbol) {}
 
-    override val isCurrent = true
+    override val origin get() = IrModuleOrigin.CURRENT
 }
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
index bf8f08fa4bb..b99affb10bd 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/KotlinIrLinker.kt
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ abstract class KotlinIrLinker(
                 override val moduleFragment: IrModuleFragment
                     get() = TODO("Not yet implemented")
                 override val moduleDependencies: Collection<IrModuleDeserializer> get() = emptyList()
+                override val origin: IrModuleOrigin
+                    get() = TODO("Not yet implemented")
             }
         } else {
             throw SignatureIdNotFoundInModuleWithDependencies(
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/linkerissues/UserVisibleIrModulesSupport.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/linkerissues/UserVisibleIrModulesSupport.kt
index 96e771526ad..e254b3f957e 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/linkerissues/UserVisibleIrModulesSupport.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/serialization/linkerissues/UserVisibleIrModulesSupport.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.linkerissues
 
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.IrModuleDeserializer
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.IrModuleOrigin
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.KotlinLibrary
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.uniqueName
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ open class UserVisibleIrModulesSupport(externalDependenciesLoader: ExternalDepen
     }
 
     protected val IrModuleDeserializer.kotlinLibrary: KotlinLibrary?
-        get() = klib as? KotlinLibrary
+        get() = if (origin == IrModuleOrigin.DESERIALIZED) klib as? KotlinLibrary else null
 
     val moduleIdComparator: Comparator<ResolvedDependencyId> = Comparator { a, b ->
         when {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/jvm/serialization/JvmIrLinker.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/jvm/serialization/JvmIrLinker.kt
index 2040e6b02f6..e7769625308 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/jvm/serialization/JvmIrLinker.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.jvm/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/jvm/serialization/JvmIrLinker.kt
@@ -163,5 +163,6 @@ class JvmIrLinker(
         override val moduleFragment: IrModuleFragment = IrModuleFragmentImpl(moduleDescriptor, builtIns, emptyList())
         override val moduleDependencies: Collection<IrModuleDeserializer> = dependencies
 
+        override val origin get() = IrModuleOrigin.SYNTHETIC
     }
 }
diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrlinker.kt b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrlinker.kt
index 2fcfb9f40d5..03a9d0eb9f0 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrlinker.kt
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/compiler/ir/backend.native/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/konan/serialization/KonanIrlinker.kt
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ internal class KonanIrLinker(
 
         override val moduleFragment: IrModuleFragment = KonanIrModuleFragmentImpl(moduleDescriptor, builtIns)
         override val moduleDependencies: Collection<IrModuleDeserializer> = listOfNotNull(forwardDeclarationDeserializer)
+
+        override val origin get() = IrModuleOrigin.DESERIALIZED
     }
 
     inner class KonanCachedLibraryModuleDeserializer(
@@ -842,6 +844,8 @@ internal class KonanIrLinker(
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        override val origin get() = IrModuleOrigin.DESERIALIZED
     }
 
     private inner class KonanForwardDeclarationModuleDeserializer(moduleDescriptor: ModuleDescriptor) : IrModuleDeserializer(moduleDescriptor, KotlinAbiVersion.CURRENT) {
@@ -892,6 +896,8 @@ internal class KonanIrLinker(
 
         override val moduleFragment: IrModuleFragment = KonanIrModuleFragmentImpl(moduleDescriptor, builtIns)
         override val moduleDependencies: Collection<IrModuleDeserializer> = emptyList()
+
+        override val origin get() = IrModuleOrigin.SYNTHETIC
     }
 
     private val String.isForwardDeclarationModuleName: Boolean get() = this == "<forward declarations>"