diff --git a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt
index 0a5ea37eeae..db4d36918d6 100644
--- a/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt
+++ b/libraries/tools/kotlin-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/jetbrains/kotlin/compilerRunner/reportUtils.kt
@@ -126,8 +126,12 @@ internal fun runToolInSeparateProcess(
 }
 
 private fun writeArgumentsToFile(directory: File, argsArray: Array<String>): File {
-    val compilerOptions =
-        Files.createTempFile(directory.toPath(), LocalDateTime.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.BASIC_ISO_DATE) + "_", ".compiler.options").toFile()
+    val prefix = LocalDateTime.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.BASIC_ISO_DATE) + "_"
+    val suffix = ".compiler.options"
+    val compilerOptions = if (directory.exists())
+        Files.createTempFile(directory.toPath(), prefix, suffix).toFile()
+    else
+        Files.createTempFile(prefix, suffix).toFile()
     compilerOptions.deleteOnExit()
     compilerOptions.writeText(argsArray.joinToString(" ") { "\"${StringEscapeUtils.escapeJava(it)}\"" })
     return compilerOptions