diff --git a/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/GeneratorHelpers.kt b/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/GeneratorHelpers.kt
index bef330438e7..4f88c56a8c8 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/GeneratorHelpers.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlin-serialization/kotlin-serialization-compiler/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/GeneratorHelpers.kt
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlinx.serialization.compiler.resolve.*
 val BackendContext.externalSymbols: ReferenceSymbolTable get() = ir.symbols.externalSymbolTable
 
 internal fun BackendContext.createTypeTranslator(moduleDescriptor: ModuleDescriptor): TypeTranslator =
-        TypeTranslator(externalSymbols, irBuiltIns.languageVersionSettings).apply {
-            constantValueGenerator = ConstantValueGenerator(moduleDescriptor, symbolTable = externalSymbols)
-        }
+    TypeTranslator(externalSymbols, irBuiltIns.languageVersionSettings).apply {
+        constantValueGenerator = ConstantValueGenerator(moduleDescriptor, symbolTable = externalSymbols)
+        constantValueGenerator.typeTranslator = this
+    }
 
 interface IrBuilderExtension {
     val compilerContext: BackendContext