diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
index 7d98bc5e18f..87a6ae8c85b 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/FunctionCodegen.java
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public class FunctionCodegen {
                             throw new IllegalStateException();
                         }
                         JetMethodAnnotationWriter aw = JetMethodAnnotationWriter.visitAnnotation(mv);
-                        aw.writeFlags(new BitSet());
+                        aw.writeFlags();
                         aw.writeNullableReturnType(functionDescriptor.getReturnType().isNullable());
                         aw.writeTypeParameters(jvmSignature.getKotlinTypeParameter());
                         aw.writeReturnType(jvmSignature.getKotlinReturnType());
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyCodegen.java
index 2b5663d8b12..f00688c7bb4 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/PropertyCodegen.java
@@ -223,9 +223,7 @@ public class PropertyCodegen {
 
     public static void generateJetPropertyAnnotation(MethodVisitor mv, @NotNull String kotlinType, @NotNull String typeParameters) {
         JetMethodAnnotationWriter aw = JetMethodAnnotationWriter.visitAnnotation(mv);
-        BitSet flags = new BitSet();
-        flags.set(JvmStdlibNames.JET_METHOD_FLAG_PROPERTY_BIT);
-        aw.writeFlags(flags);
+        aw.writeFlags(JvmStdlibNames.JET_METHOD_FLAG_PROPERTY_BIT);
         aw.writeTypeParameters(typeParameters);
         aw.writePropertyType(kotlinType);
         aw.visitEnd();
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/signature/kotlin/JetMethodAnnotationWriter.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/signature/kotlin/JetMethodAnnotationWriter.java
index 82f69f2e0a3..06fd841c61a 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/signature/kotlin/JetMethodAnnotationWriter.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/signature/kotlin/JetMethodAnnotationWriter.java
@@ -33,7 +33,15 @@ public class JetMethodAnnotationWriter {
         this.av = av;
     }
 
-    public void writeFlags(BitSet flags) {
+    public void writeFlags(int... flagBits) {
+        BitSet bitSet = new BitSet();
+        for (int bit : flagBits) {
+            bitSet.set(bit);
+        }
+        writeFlags(bitSet);
+    }
+
+    private void writeFlags(BitSet flags) {
         int flagsValue = 0;
         for (int bit = 0; bit < flags.length(); bit++) {
             if (flags.get(bit)) {