diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/IntrinsicifyCallsLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/IntrinsicifyCallsLowering.kt
index 5c11ce62530..1f9a377b755 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/IntrinsicifyCallsLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/IntrinsicifyCallsLowering.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.visitors.IrElementTransformerVoid
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.name.Name
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.SimpleType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.isNullable
 
 private typealias MemberToTransformer = MutableMap<SimpleMemberKey, (IrCall) -> IrExpression>
 private typealias SymbolToTransformer = MutableMap<IrFunctionSymbol, (IrCall) -> IrExpression>
@@ -572,7 +573,8 @@ fun translateEquals(lhs: IrType, rhs: IrType): EqualityLoweringType = when {
     lhs.isNullableBoolean() -> translateEqualsForNullableBoolean(rhs)
     lhs.isString() -> translateEqualsForString(rhs)
     lhs.isNullableString() -> translateEqualsForNullableString(rhs)
-    lhs.isNullable() -> RuntimeFunctionCall
+    // TODO: Fix unbound symbols (in inline)
+    lhs.toKotlinType().isNullable() -> RuntimeFunctionCall
     else -> RuntimeOrMethodCall
 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/TypeOperatorLowering.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/TypeOperatorLowering.kt
index ab0579c8cca..f9f623305ba 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/TypeOperatorLowering.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/lower/TypeOperatorLowering.kt
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ class TypeOperatorLowering(val context: JsIrBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass {
             }
 
             private fun generateTypeCheck(argument: IrExpression, toType: IrType): IrExpression {
+
+                // TODO: Fix unbound symbols (in inline)
+                toType.classifierOrNull?.apply {
+                    if (!isBound) {
+                        return argument
+                    }
+                }
+
                 val toNotNullable = toType.makeNotNull()
                 val instanceCheck = generateTypeCheckNonNull(argument, toNotNullable)
                 val isFromNullable = argument.type.isNullable()
@@ -222,8 +230,15 @@ class TypeOperatorLowering(val context: JsIrBackendContext) : FileLoweringPass {
             }
 
             private fun generateTypeCheckWithTypeParameter(argument: IrExpression, toType: IrType): IrExpression {
-                val typeParameter =
-                    (toType.classifierOrNull as? IrTypeParameterSymbol)?.owner ?: error("expected type parameter, but $toType")
+                val typeParameterSymbol =
+                    (toType.classifierOrNull as? IrTypeParameterSymbol) ?: error("expected type parameter, but $toType")
+
+                // TODO: Stop creating unbound symbols inline:
+                // DeepCopyIrTreeWithDescriptors.copy() -> ... -> ClassifierDescriptor.getSymbol()
+                if (!typeParameterSymbol.isBound) {
+                    return argument
+                }
+                val typeParameter = typeParameterSymbol.owner
 
                 assert(!typeParameter.isReified) { "reified parameters have to be lowered before" }