diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index 5632271ba6f..6d2110413c4 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -2783,7 +2783,12 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends KtVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> impleme
             );
         }
 
-        return context.generateReceiver(descriptor, state, false);
+        StackValue result = context.generateReceiver(descriptor, state, false);
+        if (result == null) {
+            throw new NullPointerException("Extension receiver was null for callable " + descriptor);
+        }
+
+        return result;
     }
 
     @NotNull