diff --git a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCliJavaFileManagerImpl.kt b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCliJavaFileManagerImpl.kt
index b5b21ba5f29..300839c8138 100644
--- a/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCliJavaFileManagerImpl.kt
+++ b/compiler/cli/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/cli/jvm/compiler/KotlinCliJavaFileManagerImpl.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import kotlin.properties.Delegates
 public class KotlinCliJavaFileManagerImpl(private val myPsiManager: PsiManager)
 : CoreJavaFileManager(myPsiManager), KotlinCliJavaFileManager {
 
-    private val perfCounter = PerformanceCounter("Find Java class")
+    private val perfCounter = PerformanceCounter.create("Find Java class")
     private var index: JvmDependenciesIndex by Delegates.notNull()
 
     public fun initIndex(packagesCache: JvmDependenciesIndex) {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt
index ea3226f0f8a..81cb027b552 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.java/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/load/kotlin/VirtualFileKotlinClass.kt
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class VirtualFileKotlinClass private constructor(
 
     companion object Factory {
         private val LOG = Logger.getInstance(javaClass<VirtualFileKotlinClass>())
-        private val perfCounter = PerformanceCounter("Binary class from Kotlin file")
+        private val perfCounter = PerformanceCounter.create("Binary class from Kotlin file")
 
         deprecated("Use KotlinBinaryClassCache")
         fun create(file: VirtualFile): VirtualFileKotlinClass? {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
index f0eecb9209a..385e72e4201 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/resolve/calls/CallResolver.java
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ public class CallResolver {
     private TaskPrioritizer taskPrioritizer;
     private AdditionalCheckerProvider additionalCheckerProvider;
     
-    private static final PerformanceCounter callResolvePerfCounter = new PerformanceCounter("Call resolve", true);
-    private static final PerformanceCounter candidatePerfCounter = new PerformanceCounter("Call resolve candidate analysis", true);
+    private static final PerformanceCounter callResolvePerfCounter = PerformanceCounter.Companion.create("Call resolve", true);
+    private static final PerformanceCounter candidatePerfCounter = PerformanceCounter.Companion.create("Call resolve candidate analysis", true);
 
     @Inject
     public void setExpressionTypingServices(@NotNull ExpressionTypingServices expressionTypingServices) {
diff --git a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/util/PerformanceCounter.kt b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/util/PerformanceCounter.kt
index 32c1d8fba35..216dd5c530d 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/util/PerformanceCounter.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/util/PerformanceCounter.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package org.jetbrains.kotlin.util
 import java.lang.management.ManagementFactory
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 
-public class PerformanceCounter jvmOverloads constructor (val name: String, val reenterable: Boolean = false) {
+public class PerformanceCounter private constructor (val name: String, val reenterable: Boolean = false) {
     companion object {
         private val threadMxBean = ManagementFactory.getThreadMXBean()
         private val allCounters = arrayListOf<PerformanceCounter>()
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ public class PerformanceCounter jvmOverloads constructor (val name: String, val
         public fun setTimeCounterEnabled(enable: Boolean) {
             enabled = enable
         }
+
+        public jvmOverloads fun create(name: String, reentable: Boolean = false): PerformanceCounter {
+            return PerformanceCounter(name, reentable)
+        }
     }
 
     private var count: Int = 0