diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/DefaultCInteropSettings.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/DefaultCInteropSettings.kt
index 35dd0fb2b7b..bcb598dc2ab 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/DefaultCInteropSettings.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/DefaultCInteropSettings.kt
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp
 
 import org.gradle.api.Action
-import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection
+import org.gradle.api.file.ProjectLayout
+import org.gradle.api.internal.file.FileOperations
+import org.gradle.api.model.ObjectFactory
 import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property
+import org.gradle.api.provider.ProviderFactory
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.CInteropSettings
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.CInteropSettings.IncludeDirectories
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.KotlinCompilation
@@ -23,23 +26,29 @@ import java.io.File
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
 abstract class DefaultCInteropSettings @Inject constructor(
-    private val project: Project,
     private val name: String,
-    override val compilation: KotlinNativeCompilationData<*>
-) : CInteropSettings {
+    @Transient
+    override val compilation: KotlinNativeCompilationData<*>,
+    private val providerFactory: ProviderFactory,
+    private val objectFactory: ObjectFactory,
+    private val projectLayout: ProjectLayout,
+    private val fileOperations: FileOperations,
+    ) : CInteropSettings {
+    private fun files() = objectFactory.fileCollection()
+    private fun files(vararg paths: Any) = objectFactory.fileCollection().from(*paths)
 
     inner class DefaultIncludeDirectories : IncludeDirectories {
-        var allHeadersDirs: FileCollection = project.files()
-        var headerFilterDirs: FileCollection = project.files()
+        var allHeadersDirs: FileCollection = files()
+        var headerFilterDirs: FileCollection = files()
 
         override fun allHeaders(vararg includeDirs: Any) = allHeaders(includeDirs.toList())
         override fun allHeaders(includeDirs: Collection<Any>) {
-            allHeadersDirs += project.files(*includeDirs.toTypedArray())
+            allHeadersDirs += files(*includeDirs.toTypedArray())
         }
 
         override fun headerFilterOnly(vararg includeDirs: Any) = headerFilterOnly(includeDirs.toList())
         override fun headerFilterOnly(includeDirs: Collection<Any>) {
-            headerFilterDirs += project.files(*includeDirs.toTypedArray())
+            headerFilterDirs += files(*includeDirs.toTypedArray())
         }
     }
 
@@ -54,7 +63,7 @@ abstract class DefaultCInteropSettings @Inject constructor(
     override val dependencyConfigurationName: String
         get() = compilation.disambiguateName("${name.capitalize()}CInterop")
 
-    override var dependencyFiles: FileCollection = project.files()
+    override var dependencyFiles: FileCollection = files()
 
     val interopProcessingTaskName: String
         get() = lowerCamelCaseName(
@@ -64,8 +73,8 @@ abstract class DefaultCInteropSettings @Inject constructor(
             target?.disambiguationClassifier ?: compilation.compilationClassifier
         )
 
-    val defFileProperty: Property<File> = project.objects.property(File::class.java)
-        .apply { set(project.projectDir.resolve("src/nativeInterop/cinterop/$name.def")) }
+    val defFileProperty: Property<File> = objectFactory.property(File::class.java)
+        .apply { set(projectLayout.projectDirectory.asFile.resolve("src/nativeInterop/cinterop/$name.def")) }
 
     var defFile: File
         get() = defFileProperty.get()
@@ -79,26 +88,26 @@ abstract class DefaultCInteropSettings @Inject constructor(
             _packageNameProp.set(value)
         }
 
-    internal val _packageNameProp: Property<String> = project.objects.property(String::class.java)
+    internal val _packageNameProp: Property<String> = objectFactory.property(String::class.java)
 
     val compilerOpts = mutableListOf<String>()
     val linkerOpts = mutableListOf<String>()
     var extraOpts: List<String>
         get() = _extraOptsProp.get()
         set(value) {
-            _extraOptsProp = project.objects.listProperty(String::class.java)
+            _extraOptsProp = objectFactory.listProperty(String::class.java)
             extraOpts(value)
         }
 
-    internal var _extraOptsProp: ListProperty<String> = project.objects.listProperty(String::class.java)
+    internal var _extraOptsProp: ListProperty<String> = objectFactory.listProperty(String::class.java)
 
     val includeDirs = DefaultIncludeDirectories()
-    var headers: FileCollection = project.files()
+    var headers: FileCollection = files()
 
     // DSL methods.
 
     override fun defFile(file: Any) {
-        defFileProperty.set(project.file(file))
+        defFileProperty.set(fileOperations.file(file))
     }
 
     override fun packageName(value: String) {
@@ -106,7 +115,7 @@ abstract class DefaultCInteropSettings @Inject constructor(
     }
 
     override fun header(file: Any) = headers(file)
-    override fun headers(vararg files: Any) = headers(project.files(files))
+    override fun headers(vararg files: Any) = headers(files(files))
     override fun headers(files: FileCollection) {
         headers += files
     }
@@ -127,7 +136,7 @@ abstract class DefaultCInteropSettings @Inject constructor(
 
     override fun extraOpts(vararg values: Any) = extraOpts(values.toList())
     override fun extraOpts(values: List<Any>) {
-        _extraOptsProp.addAll(project.provider { values.map { it.toString() } })
+        _extraOptsProp.addAll(providerFactory.provider { values.map { it.toString() } })
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt
index fbe8a355b6f..12faf0e1167 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/KotlinNativeCompilation.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ abstract class KotlinNativeCompilation @Inject constructor(
 
     // Interop DSL.
     val cinterops = project.container(DefaultCInteropSettings::class.java) { cinteropName ->
-        project.objects.newInstance(DefaultCInteropSettings::class.java, project, cinteropName, this)
+        project.objects.newInstance(DefaultCInteropSettings::class.java, cinteropName, this)
     }
 
     fun cinterops(action: Action<NamedDomainObjectContainer<DefaultCInteropSettings>>) = action.execute(cinterops)
diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
index a76eeecbe61..f4dfe2b6cff 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/common/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/gradle/targets/native/tasks/KotlinNativeTasks.kt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.library.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.project.model.LanguageSettings
 import java.io.File
 import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Path
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.konan.file.File as KFile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.ResolvedDependencies as KResolvedDependencies
@@ -112,8 +113,13 @@ private fun File.providedByCompiler(project: Project): Boolean =
 
 // We need to filter out interop duplicates because we create copy of them for IDE.
 // TODO: Remove this after interop rework.
-private fun FileCollection.filterOutPublishableInteropLibs(project: Project): FileCollection {
-    val libDirectories = project.rootProject.allprojects.map { it.buildDir.resolve("libs").absoluteFile.toPath() }
+private fun FileCollection.filterOutPublishableInteropLibs(project: Project): FileCollection =
+    filterOutPublishableInteropLibs(project.buildLibDirectories())
+
+private fun Project.buildLibDirectories(): List<Path> =
+    rootProject.allprojects.map { it.buildDir.resolve("libs").absoluteFile.toPath() }
+
+private fun FileCollection.filterOutPublishableInteropLibs(libDirectories: List<Path>): FileCollection {
     return filter { file ->
         !(file.name.contains("-cinterop-") && libDirectories.any { file.toPath().startsWith(it) })
     }
@@ -1148,7 +1154,6 @@ internal class CacheBuilder(
 @CacheableTask
 open class CInteropProcess
 @Inject constructor(
-    @Transient
     @Internal
     val settings: DefaultCInteropSettings,
     private val objectFactory: ObjectFactory,
@@ -1196,36 +1201,38 @@ open class CInteropProcess
 
     @get:InputFile
     @get:PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
-    val defFile: File = settings.defFileProperty.get()
+    val defFile: File get() = settings.defFileProperty.get()
 
     @get:Optional
     @get:Input
-    val packageName: String? = settings.packageName
+    val packageName: String? get() = settings.packageName
 
     @get:Input
-    val compilerOpts: List<String> = settings.compilerOpts
+    val compilerOpts: List<String> get() = settings.compilerOpts
 
     @get:Input
-    val linkerOpts: List<String> = settings.linkerOpts
+    val linkerOpts: List<String> get() = settings.linkerOpts
 
     @get:IgnoreEmptyDirectories
     @get:InputFiles
     @get:PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
-    val headers: FileCollection = settings.headers
+    val headers: FileCollection get() = settings.headers
 
     @get:Input
-    val allHeadersDirs: Set<File> = settings.includeDirs.allHeadersDirs.files
+    val allHeadersDirs: Set<File> get() = settings.includeDirs.allHeadersDirs.files
 
     @get:Input
-    val headerFilterDirs: Set<File> = settings.includeDirs.headerFilterDirs.files
+    val headerFilterDirs: Set<File> get() = settings.includeDirs.headerFilterDirs.files
+
+    private val libDirectories = project.buildLibDirectories()
 
     @get:IgnoreEmptyDirectories
     @get:InputFiles
     @get:PathSensitive(PathSensitivity.RELATIVE)
-    val libraries: FileCollection = settings.dependencyFiles.filterOutPublishableInteropLibs(project)
+    val libraries: FileCollection get() = settings.dependencyFiles.filterOutPublishableInteropLibs(libDirectories)
 
     @get:Input
-    val extraOpts: List<String> = settings.extraOpts
+    val extraOpts: List<String> get() = settings.extraOpts
 
     private val isInIdeaSync = project.isInIdeaSync