diff --git a/compiler/fir/raw-fir/light-tree2fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/lightTree/converter/AbstractLightTreeRawFirBuilder.kt b/compiler/fir/raw-fir/light-tree2fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/lightTree/converter/AbstractLightTreeRawFirBuilder.kt
index 98b2d797bda..2f66167093b 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/raw-fir/light-tree2fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/lightTree/converter/AbstractLightTreeRawFirBuilder.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/raw-fir/light-tree2fir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/lightTree/converter/AbstractLightTreeRawFirBuilder.kt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ abstract class AbstractLightTreeRawFirBuilder(
     }
 
     override fun LighterASTNode.getChildNodeByType(type: IElementType): LighterASTNode? {
-        return this.getChildNodesByType(type).firstOrNull()
+        return getChildrenAsArray().firstOrNull { it?.tokenType == type }
     }
 
     override val LighterASTNode?.receiverExpression: LighterASTNode?