diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/ICUtils.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/ICUtils.kt
index cd8384b82d6..881726fc7ba 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/ICUtils.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/ICUtils.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
 import java.io.File
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.io.FileOutputStream
+import java.io.OutputStream
 
 internal inline fun <T> File.ifExists(f: File.() -> T): T? = if (exists()) f() else null
 
@@ -28,14 +29,15 @@ internal inline fun <T> File.useCodedInputIfExists(f: CodedInputStream.() -> T)
     }
 }
 
+internal inline fun OutputStream.useCodedOutput(f: CodedOutputStream.() -> Unit) = use {
+    val out = CodedOutputStream.newInstance(it)
+    out.f()
+    out.flush()
+}
+
 internal inline fun File.useCodedOutput(f: CodedOutputStream.() -> Unit) {
-    parentFile?.mkdirs()
     recreate()
-    FileOutputStream(this).use {
-        val out = CodedOutputStream.newInstance(it)
-        out.f()
-        out.flush()
-    }
+    FileOutputStream(this).useCodedOutput(f)
 }
 
 internal fun icError(what: String, libFile: KotlinLibraryFile? = null, srcFile: KotlinSourceFile? = null): Nothing {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCache.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCache.kt
index 42e454876c7..51020b99623 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCache.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCache.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.backend.common.serialization.IdSignatureDeserializer
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.ir.util.IdSignature
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.CodedInputStream
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.protobuf.CodedOutputStream
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream
 import java.io.File
 
 internal class IncrementalCache(private val library: KotlinLibraryHeader, val cacheDir: File) {
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@ internal class IncrementalCache(private val library: KotlinLibraryHeader, val ca
 
         private const val BINARY_AST_SUFFIX = "ast.bin"
         private const val METADATA_SUFFIX = "metadata.bin"
-        private const val METADATA_TMP_SUFFIX = "metadata.tmp.bin"
     }
 
     private val cacheHeaderFile = File(cacheDir, CACHE_HEADER)
@@ -240,11 +240,13 @@ internal class IncrementalCache(private val library: KotlinLibraryHeader, val ca
             }
         }
 
-        val tmpCacheFile = srcFile.getCacheFile(METADATA_TMP_SUFFIX)
-        tmpCacheFile.useCodedOutput {
-            writeDirectDependencies(sourceFileMetadata.directDependencies)
-            writeInverseDependencies(sourceFileMetadata.inverseDependencies)
-        }
-        return SourceFileCacheArtifact.CommitMetadata(srcFile, binaryAstFile, headerCacheFile, tmpCacheFile)
+        val encodedMetadata = ByteArrayOutputStream(4096).apply {
+            useCodedOutput {
+                writeDirectDependencies(sourceFileMetadata.directDependencies)
+                writeInverseDependencies(sourceFileMetadata.inverseDependencies)
+            }
+        }.toByteArray()
+
+        return SourceFileCacheArtifact.CommitMetadata(srcFile, binaryAstFile, headerCacheFile, encodedMetadata)
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCacheArtifact.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCacheArtifact.kt
index c2cfdf65735..5174d6b91b8 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCacheArtifact.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.js/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/ir/backend/js/ic/IncrementalCacheArtifact.kt
@@ -29,15 +29,11 @@ internal sealed class SourceFileCacheArtifact(val srcFile: KotlinSourceFile, val
         srcFile: KotlinSourceFile,
         binaryAstFile: File,
         private val metadataFile: File,
-        private val tmpMetadataFile: File
+        private val encodedMetadata: ByteArray
     ) : SourceFileCacheArtifact(srcFile, binaryAstFile) {
         override fun commitMetadata() {
-            metadataFile.delete()
-            if (!tmpMetadataFile.renameTo(metadataFile)) {
-                tmpMetadataFile.copyTo(metadataFile, true)
-                tmpMetadataFile.delete()
-            }
-
+            metadataFile.recreate()
+            metadataFile.writeBytes(encodedMetadata)
         }
     }