diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir-serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/serialization/FirElementSerializer.kt b/compiler/fir/fir-serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/serialization/FirElementSerializer.kt
index ad6bc721162..e27a3ff0736 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir-serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/serialization/FirElementSerializer.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir-serialization/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/serialization/FirElementSerializer.kt
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class FirElementSerializer private constructor(
             function.nonSourceAnnotations(session).isNotEmpty(),
             ProtoEnumFlags.visibility(simpleFunction?.let { normalizeVisibility(it) } ?: Visibilities.Local),
             ProtoEnumFlags.modality(simpleFunction?.modality ?: Modality.FINAL),
-            ProtoBuf.MemberKind.DECLARATION,
+            if (function.origin == FirDeclarationOrigin.Delegated) ProtoBuf.MemberKind.DELEGATION else ProtoBuf.MemberKind.DECLARATION,
             simpleFunction?.isOperator == true,
             simpleFunction?.isInfix == true,
             simpleFunction?.isInline == true,