diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java
index 7085caf8320..ce93f4bbc89 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/jet/codegen/ClosureCodegen.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class ClosureCodegen extends ParentCodegenAware {
         MethodVisitor mv = cv.newMethod(OtherOrigin(fun, funDescriptor), ACC_STATIC | ACC_SYNTHETIC, "<clinit>", "()V", null, ArrayUtil.EMPTY_STRING_ARRAY);
         InstructionAdapter iv = new InstructionAdapter(mv);
 
-        cv.newField(OtherOrigin(fun, funDescriptor), ACC_STATIC | ACC_FINAL, JvmAbi.INSTANCE_FIELD, asmType.getDescriptor(), null, null);
+        cv.newField(OtherOrigin(fun, funDescriptor), ACC_STATIC | ACC_FINAL | ACC_PUBLIC, JvmAbi.INSTANCE_FIELD, asmType.getDescriptor(), null, null);
 
         if (state.getClassBuilderMode() == ClassBuilderMode.FULL) {
             mv.visitCode();