diff --git a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/samples/curl/build.gradle.kts b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/samples/curl/build.gradle.kts
index 9cdcfac40fe..f3ea5d66da9 100644
--- a/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/samples/curl/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kotlin-native/backend.native/tests/samples/curl/build.gradle.kts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ kotlin {
         }
     }
 
-    // The code snippet below is needed to make all compile tasks depend on publication of
+    // The code below is needed to make all compile tasks depend on publication of
     // "libcurl" library. So that to the time of compilation the library will already be
     // in Maven repo and will be successfully resolved as a dependency of this project.
     targets.all {
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ kotlin {
             compileKotlinTask.dependsOn(":libcurl:publish")
         }
     }
+
+    tasks.withType<org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.plugin.mpp.MetadataDependencyTransformationTask> {
+        dependsOn(":libcurl:publish")
+    }
 }
 
 // The following snippet is needed to give instructions for IDEA user who just imported project