diff --git a/compiler/frontend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/CompilationErrorException.kt b/compiler/frontend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/CompilationErrorException.kt
index 120bad59d58..fa120957fec 100644
--- a/compiler/frontend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/CompilationErrorException.kt
+++ b/compiler/frontend.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analyzer/CompilationErrorException.kt
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@
 
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.analyzer
 
-class CompilationErrorException : RuntimeException()
+class CompilationErrorException : RuntimeException {
+    constructor() : super()
+    constructor(message: String) : super(message)
+}
diff --git a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/linkage/issues/KotlinIrLinkerIssues.kt b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/linkage/issues/KotlinIrLinkerIssues.kt
index fb2c852ffd5..1d9b33b0cf4 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/linkage/issues/KotlinIrLinkerIssues.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/serialization.common/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/common/linkage/issues/KotlinIrLinkerIssues.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ abstract class KotlinIrLinkerIssue {
 
     fun raiseIssue(messageLogger: IrMessageLogger): Nothing {
         messageLogger.report(IrMessageLogger.Severity.ERROR, errorMessage, null)
-        throw CompilationErrorException()
+        throw CompilationErrorException(errorMessage)
     }
 }