diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
index 6ff3e91f6..2e422b078 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp
@@ -516,6 +516,8 @@ bool CompilerStack::compile(State _stopAfter)
 
 	// Only compile contracts individually which have been requested.
 	map<ContractDefinition const*, shared_ptr<Compiler const>> otherCompilers;
+	map<ContractDefinition const*, string const> otherYulSources;
+
 	for (Source const* source: m_sourceOrder)
 		for (ASTPointer<ASTNode> const& node: source->ast->nodes())
 			if (auto contract = dynamic_cast<ContractDefinition const*>(node.get()))
@@ -526,7 +528,7 @@ bool CompilerStack::compile(State _stopAfter)
 						if (m_generateEvmBytecode)
 							compileContract(*contract, otherCompilers);
 						if (m_generateIR || m_generateEwasm)
-							generateIR(*contract);
+							generateIR(*contract, otherYulSources);
 						if (m_generateEwasm)
 							generateEwasm(*contract);
 					}
@@ -1216,17 +1218,15 @@ void CompilerStack::compileContract(
 	_otherCompilers[compiledContract.contract] = compiler;
 }
 
-void CompilerStack::generateIR(ContractDefinition const& _contract)
+void CompilerStack::generateIR(
+	ContractDefinition const& _contract,
+	map<ContractDefinition const*, string const>& _otherYulSources
+)
 {
 	solAssert(m_stackState >= AnalysisPerformed, "");
 	if (m_hasError)
 		BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(CompilerError() << errinfo_comment("Called generateIR with errors."));
 
-	if (!_contract.canBeDeployed())
-		return;
-
-	map<ContractDefinition const*, string const> otherYulSources;
-
 	Contract& compiledContract = m_contracts.at(_contract.fullyQualifiedName());
 	if (!compiledContract.yulIR.empty())
 		return;
@@ -1234,12 +1234,15 @@ void CompilerStack::generateIR(ContractDefinition const& _contract)
 	string dependenciesSource;
 	for (auto const* dependency: _contract.annotation().contractDependencies)
 	{
-		generateIR(*dependency);
-		otherYulSources.emplace(dependency, m_contracts.at(dependency->fullyQualifiedName()).yulIR);
+		generateIR(*dependency, _otherYulSources);
+		_otherYulSources.emplace(dependency, m_contracts.at(dependency->fullyQualifiedName()).yulIR);
 	}
 
+	if (!_contract.canBeDeployed())
+		return;
+
 	IRGenerator generator(m_evmVersion, m_revertStrings, m_optimiserSettings);
-	tie(compiledContract.yulIR, compiledContract.yulIROptimized) = generator.run(_contract, otherYulSources);
+	tie(compiledContract.yulIR, compiledContract.yulIROptimized) = generator.run(_contract, _otherYulSources);
 }
 
 void CompilerStack::generateEwasm(ContractDefinition const& _contract)
diff --git a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h
index c7f4e4494..8fc264b6f 100644
--- a/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h
+++ b/libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h
@@ -393,7 +393,10 @@ private:
 
 	/// Generate Yul IR for a single contract.
 	/// The IR is stored but otherwise unused.
-	void generateIR(ContractDefinition const& _contract);
+	void generateIR(
+		ContractDefinition const& _contract,
+		std::map<ContractDefinition const*, std::string const>& _otherYulSources
+	);
 
 	/// Generate Ewasm representation for a single contract.
 	void generateEwasm(ContractDefinition const& _contract);
diff --git a/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp b/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp
index de43bf9fa..ed021bcdf 100644
--- a/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp
+++ b/test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(dependency_tracking_of_abstract_contract)
 		"settings": {
 			"outputSelection": {
 				"BlockRewardAuRaCoins.sol": {
-					"BlockRewardAuRaCoins": ["evm.bytecode.sourceMap"]
+					"BlockRewardAuRaCoins": ["ir", "evm.bytecode.sourceMap"]
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1540,6 +1540,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(dependency_tracking_of_abstract_contract)
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(result["contracts"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins.sol"].size() == 1);
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(result["contracts"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins.sol"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins"].isObject());
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(result["contracts"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins.sol"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins"]["evm"].isObject());
+	BOOST_REQUIRE(result["contracts"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins.sol"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins"]["ir"].isString());
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(result["contracts"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins.sol"]["BlockRewardAuRaCoins"]["evm"]["bytecode"].isObject());
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(result["sources"].isObject());
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(result["sources"].size() == 2);