diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index 560e95dcc78..fefb32454b5 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -1868,7 +1868,7 @@ public class ExpressionCodegen extends KtVisitor<StackValue, StackValue> impleme
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean lookupLocal(DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
+    public boolean isLocal(DeclarationDescriptor descriptor) {
         return lookupLocalIndex(descriptor) != -1;
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/LocalLookup.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/LocalLookup.java
index 6e452559f14..9d696194348 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/LocalLookup.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/context/LocalLookup.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.codegen.binding.CodegenBinding.*;
 import static org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.expressions.ExpressionTypingUtils.isLocalFunction;
 
 public interface LocalLookup {
-    boolean lookupLocal(DeclarationDescriptor descriptor);
+    boolean isLocal(DeclarationDescriptor descriptor);
 
     enum LocalLookupCase {
         VAR {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public interface LocalLookup {
             ) {
                 VariableDescriptor vd = (VariableDescriptor) d;
 
-                boolean idx = localLookup != null && localLookup.lookupLocal(vd);
+                boolean idx = localLookup != null && localLookup.isLocal(vd);
                 if (!idx) return null;
 
                 KotlinType delegateType =
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public interface LocalLookup {
             ) {
                 FunctionDescriptor vd = (FunctionDescriptor) d;
 
-                boolean idx = localLookup != null && localLookup.lookupLocal(vd);
+                boolean idx = localLookup != null && localLookup.isLocal(vd);
                 if (!idx) return null;
 
                 BindingContext bindingContext = state.getBindingContext();