diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/MetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/MetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt
index 6495cb3aa0172..95be88cdfe7ca 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/MetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/plugin/mpp/MetadataDependencyTransformationTask.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ open class MetadataDependencyTransformationTask
     @get:PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
     @get:IgnoreEmptyDirectories
     @get:NormalizeLineEndings
-    internal val configurationToResolve: FileCollection get() = kotlinSourceSet.internal.resolvableMetadataConfiguration
+    internal val configurationToResolve: FileCollection = project.filesProvider { kotlinSourceSet.internal.resolvableMetadataConfiguration }
 
     @Suppress("unused") // Gradle input
     @get:InputFiles