diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index 6740866e98d..547c5452fb5 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> implem
         return false;
     }
 
-    public int pushMethodArgumentsWithCallReceiver(
+    private int pushMethodArgumentsWithCallReceiver(
             @Nullable StackValue receiver,
             @NotNull ResolvedCall<?> resolvedCall,
             @NotNull CallableMethod callableMethod,
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends JetVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> implem
         return pushMethodArgumentsWithoutCallReceiver(resolvedCall, callableMethod.getValueParameterTypes(), skipLast, callGenerator);
     }
 
-    public int pushMethodArgumentsWithoutCallReceiver(
+    private int pushMethodArgumentsWithoutCallReceiver(
             @NotNull ResolvedCall<?> resolvedCall,
             List<Type> valueParameterTypes,
             boolean skipLast,
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/MonitorInstruction.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/MonitorInstruction.java
index 8c84207c016..0be45c440c4 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/MonitorInstruction.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/intrinsics/MonitorInstruction.java
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.ExpressionCodegen;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.codegen.StackValue;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetElement;
 import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.JetExpression;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.psi.ValueArgument;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.model.ExpressionValueArgument;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedCall;
+import org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.calls.model.ResolvedValueArgument;
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Opcodes;
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.Type;
 import org.jetbrains.org.objectweb.asm.commons.InstructionAdapter;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.jetbrains.jet.lang.resolve.bindingContextUtil.BindingContextUtilPackage.getResolvedCallWithAssert;
@@ -56,12 +59,19 @@ public class MonitorInstruction extends IntrinsicMethod {
     ) {
         assert element != null : "Element should not be null";
 
-        codegen.pushMethodArgumentsWithoutCallReceiver(
-                getResolvedCallWithAssert((JetElement) element, codegen.getBindingContext()),
-                Arrays.asList(OBJECT_TYPE),
-                false,
-                codegen.defaultCallGenerator
-        );
+        ResolvedCall<?> resolvedCall = getResolvedCallWithAssert((JetElement) element, codegen.getBindingContext());
+
+        List<ResolvedValueArgument> resolvedArguments = resolvedCall.getValueArgumentsByIndex();
+        assert resolvedArguments != null && resolvedArguments.size() == 1 :
+                "Monitor instruction (" + opcode + ") should have exactly 1 argument: " + resolvedArguments;
+
+        ResolvedValueArgument argument = resolvedArguments.get(0);
+        assert argument instanceof ExpressionValueArgument :
+                "Monitor instruction (" + opcode + ") should have expression value argument: " + argument;
+
+        ValueArgument valueArgument = ((ExpressionValueArgument) argument).getValueArgument();
+        assert valueArgument != null : "Unresolved value argument: " + argument;
+        codegen.gen(valueArgument.getArgumentExpression(), OBJECT_TYPE);
 
         v.visitInsn(opcode);
         return Type.VOID_TYPE;